Our shop theft hot spots
Shoplifting data from across South Australia shows the crime increasing in many suburbs, and even doubled in some. Explore the rest of the data here.
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B-double collides with bridge
Two men are lucky to have escaped serious injury after a truck ended up on the side of the road, colliding with a bridge this morning.
Vandals painted into a corner as graffiti hot spots revealed
New data shows which suburbs continue to be defaced by mindless vandalism but the figures also show anti-graffiti efforts are really starting to clean up our streets.
‘Sounded like a bomb’: Card game ends in serious crash
An elderly man is in a critical condition after reversing into a fence and then a Stobie pole while leaving a friend’s house on Tuesday night. The force of the crash threw him from his car.
Selling your car online? Look out for this scam
Police have warned about a cunning new tactic crooks are using to steal second-hand cars as new statistics reveal the worst SA suburbs for car break-ins and thefts. Explore the data for your suburb.
Liberian ‘dance hall king’ dies in Hills crash
Abraham Jabateh was an African refugee who came to Adelaide and became a household name within his Liberian community. Tragically, the father died after he crashed his truck in the Adelaide Hills on Monday.
Virus crackdown kept burglars at home
Home break-ins have dropped dramatically across SA amid the pandemic, new figures show, except in one suburb where numbers have almost doubled. Check all suburbs on this interactive map.
The most dangerous suburb in Adelaide – and the safest
Crime data for 2019/2020 shows how many offences were committed in every Adelaide suburb – including the worst, which had 130 crimes for every 100 people. See all the data via the interactive map here.
Online cross-border travel system crashes
SA Police’s online cross-border travel system crashed momentarily on Friday afternoon, leaving people unable to fill out the important registration forms.
Adelaide cops whole month of rain in just eight days
Adelaide is expected to reach its October rainfall average today – just eight days into the month – as rain continues to drench the state. SA’s Mid North was hit by flash flooding yesterday after up to 50mm fell across the region.
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