Balhannah · Suburb / Locality
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 makes up over half of all recorded offences in Balhannah, where the crime rate is lower than most areas. There were 2,050 recorded offences per 100,000 people, and this figure has fallen by 10% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balhannah — lower than 74% of areas.
| Balhannah | 2,050 |
|---|---|
| 5242, SA | 2,050 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences are lower than most areas, with theft being the most common crime at 52.8%. Other offences include assault, burglary, and property damage, each accounting for 11.1% of the total.
2,050
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality 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 54% of suburb / locality 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 around the middle for similar areas, while the rates for burglary and assault are much lower. Property damage is also very low, sitting among the lowest levels for this type of area.
228
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality 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 suburb / locality 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 51% of suburb / locality 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 92% of suburb / locality 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 Balhannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40066/balhannah/topic/crime-safety
