Crime Dashboard - Whyalla Playford
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 | 807 | 68 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 790 | 49 |
| violent | 35 | 3,036 | 72 |
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 | 807 | 1,017 | -20.7% |
| motor vehicle | 790 | 797 | -0.9% |
| violent | 3,036 | 3,157 | -3.8% |
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 20.7% to 807 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.9% to 790 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.8% to 3,036 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 | Whyalla Playford1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 807 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 790 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,036 | 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 Playford was 35.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 9.2% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whyalla Playford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whyalla Playford was 30.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 23.8% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whyalla Playford.
- the rate of violent crime in Whyalla Playford was 10.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 7.3% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whyalla Playford.