Longwood · 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 33.3% jump in the crime rate over the last five years marks a sharp increase for Longwood. While this rise is much higher than in most areas, the overall number of offences remains very low.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Longwood — lower than 90% of areas.
| Longwood | 1,231 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 1,173 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Longwood recorded 1,231 offences per 100,000 people, which is much lower than most areas. Half of these crimes were burglaries, while theft made up a quarter of the total.
1,231
Lower than 90% 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.
33.3%
Higher than 77% 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 burglary rate of 615 is higher than most areas, while the theft rate of 308 is much lower than most other places.
615
Higher than 60% 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.
308
Lower than 87% 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 Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40778/longwood/topic/crime-safety
