Crime Dashboard - Unley

South Australia • Suburb • 2022-24

Crime summary

Crime rank by crime type

Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Crime statistics summary

Crime
Count
Rate1
Percentile2
break-ins1046440
motor vehicle401,48080
violent351,63840

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Surrounding areas

Crime trends

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Period comparisons

Crime
2022-241
2020-221
Change
break-ins464798-41.9%
motor vehicle1,4801,854-20.2%
violent1,6381,628 0.6%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 41.9% to 464 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.2% to 1,480 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 0.6% to 1,638 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Area comparisons

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Comparative statistics

Crime
Unley1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins464595739
motor vehicle1,4801,1311,036
violent1,6382,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Unley was 22.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 37.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Unley.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Unley was 30.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 42.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Unley.
  • the rate of violent crime in Unley was 40.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 42.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Unley.