Currency Creek · 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 make Currency Creek a safer place for daily life than most similar areas. The crime rate here is much lower than in most other areas and has fallen by 27.3% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Currency Creek — lower than 79% of areas.
| Currency Creek | 1,806 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2,344 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With 1,806 recorded offences per 100,000 people, crime levels are much lower than most areas. Common offences include motor vehicle theft and property damage, which each make up 25% of the total.
1,806
Lower than 79% 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.
-27.3%
Lower than 72% 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.
Motor vehicle theft is much higher than most areas, while robbery rates are among the highest for similar places. In contrast, the rates for theft, burglary, and assault are all much lower or among the lowest across similar areas.
226
Lower than 92% 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.
226
Higher than 90% 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.
226
Lower than 82% 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.
226
Lower than 93% 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.
451
Higher than 86% 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.
451
Lower than 70% 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 Currency Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40342/currency-creek/topic/crime-safety
