Crime Dashboard - West Hindmarsh
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 | 12 | 953 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 2,045 | 90 |
| violent | 15 | 2,171 | 55 |
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 | 953 | 583 | 63.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,045 | 2,170 | -5.8% |
| violent | 2,171 | 1,324 | 63.9% |
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 63.5% to 953 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.8% to 2,045 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 63.9% to 2,171 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 Hindmarsh1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 953 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,045 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,171 | 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 Hindmarsh was 60.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.0% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Hindmarsh.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Hindmarsh was 80.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 97.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Hindmarsh.
- the rate of violent crime in West Hindmarsh was 20.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 23.3% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Hindmarsh.