Mount Schank · 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.
Property damage makes up half of all recorded offences in Mount Schank. This small community sees a very low volume of crime overall, with 758 offences per 100,000 people, which is among the lowest for areas of its size.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Schank — lower than 97% of areas.
| Mount Schank | 758 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 2,148 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The crime rate has remained steady over the last five years. Most recorded incidents involve property damage, which accounts for 50% of all offences.
758
Lower than 97% 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.
0.0%
Higher than 57% 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.
Property damage is the most common crime here, though the rate of 379 incidents per 100,000 people is much lower than most areas.
379
Lower than 78% 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 Schank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40961/mount-schank/topic/crime-safety
