Crime Dashboard - Whyalla
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 | 9 | 724 | 63 |
| motor vehicle | 18 | 991 | 61 |
| violent | 54 | 3,569 | 79 |
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 | 724 | 842 | -14.0% |
| motor vehicle | 991 | 611 | 62.2% |
| violent | 3,569 | 4,289 | -16.8% |
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 14.0% to 724 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 62.2% to 991 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.8% to 3,569 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 | Whyalla1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 724 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 991 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,569 | 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 Whyalla was 21.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 2.0% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whyalla.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whyalla was 12.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 4.4% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whyalla.
- the rate of violent crime in Whyalla was 30.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 26.2% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whyalla.