Gladstone · 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 and property damage each make up 29.2% of all reported offences in Gladstone. While the overall crime rate is around the middle for similar areas, it has risen by 500% over the last five years, one of the highest increases at this level.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone — lower than 52% of areas.
| Gladstone | 3,221 |
|---|---|
| 5473, SA | 3,221 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 3,221 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. Theft and property damage are the most common crimes, followed by assault at 16.7% and burglary at 8.3%.
3,221
Lower than 52% 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.
500.0%
Higher 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.
Property damage is higher than most areas with a rate of 940, while theft is around the middle at 940. In contrast, the rates for assault (537) and burglary (268) are both lower than most areas.
537
Lower than 61% 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.
268
Lower than 76% 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.
940
Lower than 54% 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.
940
Higher than 63% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40497/gladstone/topic/crime-safety
