Edinburgh · 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.
A 36.5% rise in the crime rate over the last five years marks a sharp increase for Edinburgh. This area now sees 18,883 recorded offences per 100,000 people, placing it among the highest for this level of crime.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edinburgh — higher than 91% of areas.
| Edinburgh | 18,883 |
|---|---|
| 5111, SA | 18,883 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common crime at 32.4%, followed by property damage at 29.6%. Other offences include assault and related crimes at 19.7%, burglary at 11.3%, and motor vehicle theft at 4.2%.
18,883
Higher than 91% 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.
36.5%
Higher than 79% 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.
Edinburgh sees very high rates of crime across the board. Theft and property damage are the most frequent, with both rates among the highest at this level, alongside high rates of assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
3,723
Higher than 90% 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.
2,128
Higher than 92% 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.
6,117
Higher than 89% 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.
798
Higher than 92% 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.
5,585
Higher than 98% 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 Edinburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40392/edinburgh/topic/crime-safety
