Middleton · 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 16% drop in the crime rate over five years is a more significant decrease than most similar areas have seen in Middleton. This recent decline brings the overall level of recorded offences to a point that is around the middle for its level.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Middleton — lower than 52% of areas.
| Middleton | 3,236 |
|---|---|
| 5213, SA | 3,236 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 3,236 recorded offences per 100,000 people. Burglary and theft are the most common types of crime, each making up 31% of the total, followed by assault and property damage at 16.7% each.
3,236
Lower than 52% 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.
-16.0%
Lower than 61% 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 is much higher than most areas at 1,002 per 100,000. In contrast, the rates for assault and property damage are both lower than most areas, at 539 each, while theft is around the middle for its level.
539
Lower than 61% 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.
1,002
Higher than 81% 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.
1,002
Lower than 51% 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.
539
Lower than 63% 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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40870/middleton/topic/crime-safety
