5132, SA · Postcode
Recorded crime in the area — the overall offence rate per 100,000 residents, the mix of offence types, and how it is changing. Sourced from state and territory police data; offence definitions differ by state, so comparisons across state lines are indicative only.
A massive 53.8% drop in the crime rate over five years defines the recent safety trend for postcode 5132. This decrease is among the lowest seen for areas of this size. While the number of offences per 100,000 people is around the middle for similar areas, the overall trend shows a significant decline in reported crime.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5132, SA — lower than 51% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,379 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. Reported incidents are split evenly between assault and property damage at 33.3% each, with theft making up 16.7% of the total.
1,379
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Total recorded criminal offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). The per-capita rate is the meaningful map metric — raw counts just track population. Offence definitions and counting rules differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
-53.8%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Change in the recorded-offence rate over the latest five years — positive means crime is rising, negative means it is falling. Computed from each region's annual series.
Rates for assault, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, theft, drugs and more.
Theft rates are much lower than most areas at 230 per 100,000. Similarly, the rates for both assault and property damage are lower than most areas, with each recording 460 incidents per 100,000.
460
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Recorded assault & related per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
230
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Recorded theft per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
460
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Recorded property damage per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in 5132, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5132/5132-sa/topic/crime-safety
