5242, 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 10% drop in the crime rate over five years is more significant in postcode 5242 than in most other areas. This makes the region generally safer, with a total of 2,050 recorded offences per 100,000 people, which is around the middle for its level.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5242, SA — higher than 58% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common crime here, making up 52.8% of offences. Other types, including assault, burglary, and property damage, each account for 11.1% of the total.
2,050
Higher than 58% 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.
-10.0%
Lower than 65% 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 assault, burglary and property damage are all 228 per 100,000, which is much lower than most areas. Theft is more common at 1,082 per 100,000, sitting around the middle for its level.
228
Lower than 88% 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.
228
Lower than 81% 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.
1,082
Higher than 57% 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.
228
Lower than 91% 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 5242, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5242/5242-sa/topic/crime-safety
