Mount Osmond · 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.
Very few crimes are recorded in Mount Osmond, making it a safe place to live. While the crime rate rose 75% over five years, the overall number of offences per 100,000 people is still much lower than in most areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Osmond — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mount Osmond | 1,509 |
|---|---|
| 5064, SA | 3,840 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,509 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas. Property damage was the most common offence at 42.9%, followed by assault and related crimes at 28.6%.
1,509
Lower than 86% 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.
75.0%
Higher 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.
Theft is among the lowest for this level of area at 216 incidents. Assault and related crime rates are also lower than most areas, while motor vehicle theft and property damage are both around the middle for their level.
431
Lower than 73% 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.
216
Lower than 94% 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.
216
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded motor vehicle 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.
647
Lower than 54% 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 Mount Osmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40959/mount-osmond/topic/crime-safety
