Cromer · 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.
Assaults and thefts each make up half of all recorded offences in Cromer. While the overall crime rate fell by 14.3% over the last five years, certain types of crime remain notably more common here than in other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cromer — lower than 59% of areas.
| Cromer | 2,791 |
|---|---|
| 5235, SA | 1,402 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Cromer recorded 2,791 offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. This represents a 14.3% drop in the crime rate over five years, which is a trend seen in about half of similar areas.
2,791
Lower than 59% 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.
-14.3%
Lower than 59% 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.
Specific crime rates are high in the area, with assault and related offences at 1,395 per 100,000, which is much higher than most areas. Theft rates are also higher than most areas at 1,395.
1,395
Higher than 76% 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.
1,395
Higher than 60% 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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40327/cromer/topic/crime-safety
