Banksia Park · 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.
A 15% rise in the crime rate over five years means safety is a growing concern for people in Banksia Park. While overall offences are around the middle for similar areas, property damage and assault are the most frequent issues.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Banksia Park — lower than 60% of areas.
| Banksia Park | 2,750 |
|---|---|
| 5091, SA | 2,350 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 2,750 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that is around the middle for areas of this level. Property damage (28.3%) and assault (26.1%) make up the largest shares of local crime.
2,750
Lower than 60% 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.
15.0%
Higher than 70% 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.
Robbery and motor vehicle theft are both much lower than in most areas. Burglary is also much lower than usual, while the theft rate is lower than in most other similar places.
717
Higher than 51% 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.
30
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded robbery 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.
209
Lower than 84% 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.
658
Lower than 66% 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.
90
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded motor vehicle 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.
777
Higher than 56% 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 Banksia Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40070/banksia-park/topic/crime-safety
