Fairview Park · 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.
Much lower crime rates than most other areas define Fairview Park, where recorded offences per 100,000 people sit at 1,899. This safety trend has strengthened over the last five years as the crime rate fell by 30.8%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairview Park — lower than 77% of areas.
| Fairview Park | 1,899 |
|---|---|
| 5126, SA | 2,890 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Crime has dropped significantly here, with a 30.8% decrease over five years being a larger fall than most areas. Theft is the most common offence at 37.5%, followed by assault and related crimes at 25%.
1,899
Lower than 77% 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.
-30.8%
Lower than 75% 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.
Most offence types are lower than in other areas, particularly burglary, which is among the lowest at this level. Property damage is also much lower than elsewhere, with a rate of 396 per 100,000 people.
475
Lower than 68% 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.
132
Lower than 93% 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.
712
Lower than 63% 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.
105
Lower than 74% 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.
396
Lower than 76% 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 Fairview Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40429/fairview-park/topic/crime-safety
