Kenton 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.
A 300% surge in the crime rate marks the biggest jump in the region for Kenton Valley. Despite this sharp rise, the overall number of recorded offences remains much lower than most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kenton Valley — lower than 85% of areas.
| Kenton Valley | 1,527 |
|---|---|
| 5233, SA | 991 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The area recorded 1,527 offences per 100,000 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas. Half of these incidents were for assault and related offences, while theft made up 25%.
1,527
Lower than 85% 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.
300.0%
Higher than 99% 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 assault rate is 763, which is around the middle for similar areas. By contrast, the theft rate of 382 is much lower than most areas.
763
Higher than 54% 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.
382
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Kenton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40681/kenton-valley/topic/crime-safety
