Crime Dashboard - West Lakes
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 | 17 | 526 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 52 | 1,337 | 75 |
| violent | 77 | 2,370 | 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 | 526 | 803 | -34.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,337 | 1,874 | -28.6% |
| violent | 2,370 | 2,460 | -3.7% |
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 34.5% to 526 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.6% to 1,337 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.7% to 2,370 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 Lakes1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 526 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,337 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,370 | 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 Lakes was 11.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 28.8% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Lakes.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Lakes was 18.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.0% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Lakes.
- the rate of violent crime in West Lakes was 13.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 16.2% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Lakes.