5571, 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 12.1% rise in the crime rate makes postcode 5571 an area where offences have increased more than in most similar places. While the overall crime rate is around the middle for its level, the local landscape is shaped by a high mix of assault, property damage and theft.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5571, SA — higher than 56% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,871 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. Assault and property damage are the most common crimes, each making up 29.7% of the total.
1,871
Higher than 56% 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.
12.1%
Higher than 67% 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 and burglary rates are both lower than most areas, with burglary being much lower in particular. Rates for assault and property damage are both 556, which is around the middle for its level.
556
Lower than 60% 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.
202
Lower than 83% 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.
455
Lower than 69% 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.
556
Lower than 60% 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 5571, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5571/5571-sa/topic/crime-safety
