Crime Dashboard - Willaston
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 | 7 | 324 | 24 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 734 | 46 |
| violent | 47 | 2,120 | 54 |
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 | 324 | 533 | -39.2% |
| motor vehicle | 734 | 940 | -21.9% |
| violent | 2,120 | 1,730 | 22.5% |
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 39.2% to 324 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.9% to 734 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 22.5% to 2,120 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 | Willaston1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 324 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 734 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,120 | 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 Willaston was 45.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 56.1% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Willaston.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Willaston was 35.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 29.2% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Willaston.
- the rate of violent crime in Willaston was 22.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 25.1% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Willaston.