Croydon · 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 have risen by 3.3% over five years in Croydon, a trend seen in fewer areas. This is a high-crime location, with 7,705 recorded offences per 100,000 people, which is much higher than most similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon — higher than 81% of areas.
| Croydon | 7,705 |
|---|---|
| 5008, SA | 8,655 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common offence at 28.7%, followed by property damage at 23.4% and assault at 20.2%. Burglary and motor vehicle theft make up the remaining 17%.
7,705
Higher than 81% 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.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
Rates for all major offence types are much higher than most areas, including theft at 2,213 and property damage at 1,803 per 100,000. Assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft are also significantly more frequent than in most similar places.
1,557
Higher than 80% 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.
902
Higher than 77% 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.
2,213
Higher than 74% 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.
410
Higher than 85% 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.
1,803
Higher than 86% 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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40329/croydon/topic/crime-safety
