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.
Burglary and unlawful entry make up nearly 43% of all recorded offences in postcode 5133. This is the most common crime in the area, though the overall crime rate fell by 12.5% over the last five years, a drop that was larger than in most other similar areas.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5133, SA — higher than 55% of areas.
Crime overview
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,852 recorded offences per 100,000 people, which is around the middle for areas of this level. Other common crimes include assault, theft, and property damage, each accounting for 14.3% of the total.
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.
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.
Offence types
Rates for assault, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, theft, drugs and more.
The burglary rate of 794 is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the rates for assault, property damage, and theft are all 265, which is much lower than most 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.
Recorded burglary (unlawful entry) 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.
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.
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.
Sources
Recorded crime statistics — State & territory police services and crime statistics agencies, 2025 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: CC BY-NC 4.0)).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in 5133, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5133/5133-sa/topic/crime-safety