Highgate · 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 significant 42.2% drop in the crime rate has made Highgate a safer place to live over the last five years. With only 1,729 recorded offences per 100,000 people, the crime rate here is now much lower than in most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Highgate — lower than 81% of areas.
| Highgate | 1,729 |
|---|---|
| 5063, SA | 5,470 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft and burglary make up the bulk of local incidents, accounting for 42.3% and 38.5% of offences respectively. Property damage and motor vehicle theft are less common, making up the remaining portion of the crime profile.
1,729
Lower than 81% 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.
-42.2%
Lower than 86% 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 the burglary rate of 665 is higher than most areas, other crimes are far less frequent. Theft is lower than usual at 731, and property damage is among the lowest at 199, while motor vehicle theft is much lower than most areas.
665
Higher than 64% 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.
731
Lower than 62% 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.
66
Lower than 88% 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.
199
Lower than 94% 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 Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40588/highgate/topic/crime-safety
