Crime Dashboard - West Beach (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 | 16 | 651 | 57 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 939 | 58 |
| violent | 35 | 1,298 | 28 |
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 | 651 | 556 | 17.0% |
| motor vehicle | 939 | 1,431 | -34.4% |
| violent | 1,298 | 1,531 | -15.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 17.0% to 651 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 34.4% to 939 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.2% to 1,298 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 | West Beach (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 651 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 939 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,298 | 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 West Beach (SA) was 9.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 11.8% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Beach (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Beach (SA) was 17.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 9.4% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Beach (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in West Beach (SA) was 52.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.1% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Beach (SA).