Melrose · 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 remarkably low crime rate defines Melrose, where there are only 585 recorded offences per 100,000 people. This figure is among the lowest for similar areas, and the overall crime rate has plummeted by 60% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melrose — lower than 99% of areas.
| Melrose | 585 |
|---|---|
| 5483, SA | 585 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Melrose has one of the lowest crime rates for its area type, with 585 recorded offences per 100,000 people. Half of these crimes were burglaries involving unlawful entry.
585
Lower than 99% 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.
-60.0%
Lower than 97% 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 is 292 per 100,000 people, which is lower than most other areas.
292
Lower than 73% 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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40856/melrose/topic/crime-safety
