Crime Dashboard - West Lakes Shore
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 | 11 | 511 | 45 |
| motor vehicle | 13 | 658 | 41 |
| violent | 18 | 1,004 | 17 |
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 | 511 | 781 | -34.5% |
| motor vehicle | 658 | 807 | -18.5% |
| violent | 1,004 | 1,198 | -16.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 34.5% to 511 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.5% to 658 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.2% to 1,004 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 Lakes Shore1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 511 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 658 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,004 | 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 Shore was 14.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 30.7% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Lakes Shore.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Lakes Shore was 41.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 36.5% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Lakes Shore.
- the rate of violent crime in West Lakes Shore was 63.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 64.5% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Lakes Shore.