Lipson · 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 much lower crime rate than most areas defines Lipson, where there were 1,422 recorded offences per 100,000 people. Despite this low overall level, the crime rate has risen by 50% over the last five years, a jump that is much higher than most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lipson — lower than 87% of areas.
| Lipson | 1,422 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 2,090 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
While overall crime remains much lower than in most areas, the breakdown shows that burglary and unlawful entry make up two-thirds of the recorded offences, with assault and related crimes accounting for the remaining third.
1,422
Lower than 87% 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.
50.0%
Higher than 84% 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 rate of burglary and unlawful entry is much higher than most areas at 948 per 100,000. In contrast, the assault rate is lower than most areas at 474.
474
Lower than 68% 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.
948
Higher than 79% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Lipson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40768/lipson/topic/crime-safety
