Crime Dashboard - Waikerie
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-ins | 2 | 249 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 397 | 21 |
| violent | 28 | 2,356 | 60 |
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-ins | 249 | 383 | -35.0% |
| motor vehicle | 397 | 701 | -43.3% |
| violent | 2,356 | 4,090 | -42.4% |
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 35.0% to 249 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 43.3% to 397 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 42.4% to 2,356 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 | Waikerie1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 249 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 397 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,356 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Waikerie was 58.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 66.3% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waikerie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waikerie was 64.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 61.7% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waikerie.
- the rate of violent crime in Waikerie was 14.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 16.7% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waikerie.