Edithburgh · 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.
Theft makes up two-thirds of all recorded offences in Edithburgh, which is a very safe area. The crime rate here has dropped by 78.6% over the last five years, leaving it among the safest places of its kind.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edithburgh — lower than 99% of areas.
| Edithburgh | 545 |
|---|---|
| 5583, SA | 716 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With only 545 recorded offences per 100,000 people, Edithburgh is among the lowest for crime at this level. Most incidents involve theft, which accounts for 66.7% of offences, while burglary makes up the remaining 33.3%.
545
Lower than 99% 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.
-78.6%
Lower than 99% 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.
Both theft and burglary rates are much lower than most areas. Specifically, the theft rate is 364 and the burglary rate is 182 per 100,000 people.
182
Lower than 87% 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.
364
Lower than 83% 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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40394/edithburgh/topic/crime-safety
