Mount Pleasant · 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 recorded crime rate of 1,134 offences per 100,000 people makes Mount Pleasant much safer than most similar areas. This low level of activity is reinforced by a 20% drop in the crime rate over the last five years, which is a bigger decrease than most areas saw.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Pleasant — lower than 91% of areas.
| Mount Pleasant | 1,134 |
|---|---|
| 5235, SA | 1,402 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The area's low crime rate is driven largely by assault and related offences, which make up 41.7% of the total. Other common offences include burglary at 16.7%, followed by theft, motor vehicle theft, and property damage each at 8.3%.
1,134
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.
-20.0%
Lower than 64% 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.
Specific crime rates are generally low here. Burglary and motor vehicle theft are both much lower than most areas, while theft and property damage rates are among the lowest seen at this level.
473
Lower than 68% 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.
189
Lower than 86% 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.
95
Lower than 99% 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.
95
Lower than 78% 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.
95
Lower than 99% 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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40960/mount-pleasant/topic/crime-safety
