Goolwa North · 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 the largest share of local offences at 38.5%, though Goolwa North is generally a very safe place. Recorded crime has fallen by 31.6% over five years, which is a much larger drop than seen in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goolwa North — lower than 93% of areas.
| Goolwa North | 995 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2,344 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With 995 recorded offences per 100,000 people, crime levels are among the lowest for areas of this size. Theft, assault, and property damage are the most common types of incidents reported.
995
Lower than 93% 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.
-31.6%
Lower than 76% 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.
Rates for theft, assault, and property damage are all much lower than in most similar areas. Specifically, the theft rate is 383 and property damage is among the lowest at this level.
306
Lower than 84% 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.
383
Lower than 82% 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.
153
Lower than 98% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40523/goolwa-north/topic/crime-safety
