Littlehampton · 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 43.9% drop in the crime rate over five years highlights a significant shift in safety for Littlehampton. This area now sees far fewer offences than most similar places, with only 1,121 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Littlehampton — lower than 91% of areas.
| Littlehampton | 1,121 |
|---|---|
| 5250, SA | 2,310 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The number of offences is much lower than in most other similar areas. Assault and theft are the most common types of crime, each making up 32.4% of all recorded incidents.
1,121
Lower than 91% 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.
-43.9%
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.
Most specific crime types are much lower than in other similar areas, including property damage at 273 and theft at 364 per 100,000. Burglary rates are among the lowest for this level of area at 91.
364
Lower than 79% 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.
91
Lower than 99% 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.
364
Lower than 83% 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.
273
Lower than 88% 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 Littlehampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40770/littlehampton/topic/crime-safety
