Crime Dashboard - Wallaroo (SA)
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 | 21 | 1,054 | 80 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 509 | 29 |
| violent | 55 | 3,087 | 73 |
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 | 1,054 | 1,966 | -46.4% |
| motor vehicle | 509 | 554 | -8.1% |
| violent | 3,087 | 4,146 | -25.6% |
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 46.4% to 1,054 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.1% to 509 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.6% to 3,087 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 | Wallaroo (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,054 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 509 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,087 | 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 Wallaroo (SA) was 77.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 42.8% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wallaroo (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wallaroo (SA) was 55.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 50.9% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wallaroo (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Wallaroo (SA) was 12.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 9.1% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wallaroo (SA).