Forreston · 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 similar areas define Forreston, where only 1,966 offences are recorded per 100,000 people. While the area is generally safe, the crime rate rose by 14.3% over the last five years, a figure that is higher than most areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forreston — lower than 76% of areas.
| Forreston | 1,966 |
|---|---|
| 5233, SA | 991 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Forreston sees far fewer crimes than most similar places. Across the recorded offences, assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property damage each make up exactly 25% of the total.
1,966
Lower than 76% 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.
14.3%
Higher than 69% 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 here than in most similar areas. In contrast, the rates for assault and property damage are both lower than most other places, while burglary is around the middle.
491
Lower than 66% 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.
491
Higher than 50% 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.
491
Higher than 87% 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.
491
Lower than 67% 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 Forreston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40454/forreston/topic/crime-safety
