Happy Valley · 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.
Fewer recorded offences make Happy Valley a safer place to live than most similar areas. The crime rate here has dipped by 1% over the last five years, with 1,778 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Happy Valley — lower than 80% of areas.
| Happy Valley | 1,778 |
|---|---|
| 5159, SA | 1,600 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Crime levels are much lower than most areas. Assault and related offences are the most common at 29.1%, followed by theft at 26.1% and property damage at 22.7%.
1,778
Lower than 80% 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.
-1.0%
Higher than 56% 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.
Almost every type of crime is much lower than in most areas. This includes burglary at 184 and motor vehicle theft at 61 per 100,000 people, while theft and property damage also remain well below the usual rates.
517
Lower than 63% 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.
184
Lower than 87% 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.
464
Lower than 76% 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.
61
Lower than 90% 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.
403
Lower than 75% 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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40564/happy-valley/topic/crime-safety
