Greenhill · 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 very low crime rate makes Greenhill one of the safest areas in the region. Only 881 offences were recorded per 100,000 people, a figure that sits among the lowest for areas of this size. This sense of safety has grown, with the crime rate falling by 42.9% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Greenhill — lower than 95% of areas.
| Greenhill | 881 |
|---|---|
| 5140, SA | 881 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences are among the lowest at this level, with a breakdown showing that assault, robbery, burglary, and theft each account for 25% of the total.
881
Lower than 95% 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.
-42.9%
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.
While burglary and theft rates are among the lowest or much lower than most areas, the robbery rate is among the highest for similar places.
220
Lower than 93% 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.
220
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded robbery 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.
220
Lower than 82% 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.
220
Lower than 93% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Greenhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40535/greenhill/topic/crime-safety
