5142, 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.
Theft accounts for half of all recorded crimes in postcode 5142, where the crime rate has surged by 500% over the last five years. While this increase is among the highest for similar areas, the overall number of offences per 100,000 people sits around the middle for its level.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5142, SA — lower than 55% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,033 recorded offences per 100,000 people. Theft made up 50% of these incidents, followed by assault and related crimes at 33.3% and burglary at 16.7%.
1,033
Lower than 55% 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.
500.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
Rates for specific crimes are low compared to most areas. Theft is the most common at 516, while burglary and assault are both much lower than most areas at 172 and 344 respectively.
344
Lower than 80% 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.
172
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
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.
516
Lower than 66% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in 5142, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5142/5142-sa/topic/crime-safety
