Cooltong · 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.
Crime rates in Cooltong have remained completely steady over the last five years. The area is generally safer than most other places, with 2,484 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooltong — lower than 65% of areas.
| Cooltong | 2,484 |
|---|---|
| 5341, SA | 4,991 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The local crime rate has not changed recently, staying around the middle for its level. Theft is the most common offence at 50%, followed by assault and burglary at 25% each.
2,484
Lower than 65% 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.
0.0%
Higher than 57% 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.
While the theft and assault rates are around the middle for similar areas, the burglary rate is higher than most.
621
Lower than 54% 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.
621
Higher than 61% 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.
1,242
Higher than 57% 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 Cooltong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40299/cooltong/topic/crime-safety
