Brukunga · 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.
Fewer recorded offences occur here than in almost any similar area, making Brukunga one of the safest spots in the region. Crime has dropped sharply by 81.8% over the last five years, with only 500 offences recorded per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brukunga — lower than 99% of areas.
| Brukunga | 500 |
|---|---|
| 5252, SA | 1,297 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The crime rate in Brukunga is among the lowest for its area type, and the majority of recorded incidents involve theft.
500
Lower than 99% 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.
-81.8%
Lower than 99% 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 is the most common offence, but the theft rate of 250 per 100,000 people remains among the lowest seen in similar areas.
250
Lower than 91% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Brukunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40174/brukunga/topic/crime-safety
