Crime Dashboard - Walkley Heights
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 | 1 | 190 | 9 |
| motor vehicle | 23 | 869 | 54 |
| violent | 19 | 1,262 | 26 |
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 | 190 | 814 | -76.6% |
| motor vehicle | 869 | 1,760 | -50.7% |
| violent | 1,262 | 1,394 | -9.5% |
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 76.6% to 190 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 50.7% to 869 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.5% to 1,262 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 | Walkley Heights1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 190 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 869 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,262 | 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 Walkley Heights was 68.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 74.2% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walkley Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walkley Heights was 23.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 16.2% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walkley Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Walkley Heights was 53.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 55.4% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walkley Heights.