Goolwa Beach · 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 43.8% drop in the crime rate over five years makes Goolwa Beach a significantly safer place than most similar areas. Overall crime is low, with only 2,025 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goolwa Beach — lower than 74% of areas.
| Goolwa Beach | 2,025 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2,344 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Crime has fallen sharply here, a trend that is much lower than most other areas. Property damage and theft are the most common issues, making up 31.1% and 26.7% of offences respectively.
2,025
Lower than 74% 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.
-43.8%
Lower than 87% 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.
The rate of assault is 315, which is much lower than most areas. While burglary and property damage are around the middle for this level of area, the theft rate of 540 is lower than most.
315
Lower than 83% 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.
450
Lower than 54% 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.
540
Lower than 71% 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.
630
Lower than 55% 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 Goolwa Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40522/goolwa-beach/topic/crime-safety
