Mount Torrens · 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 55.6% drop in the crime rate over five years defines the recent safety trend for Mount Torrens. This area now has some of the lowest crime rates among similar places, with just 1,042 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Torrens — lower than 93% of areas.
| Mount Torrens | 1,042 |
|---|---|
| 5244, SA | 1,505 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The number of crimes has fallen sharply, making this one of the safest areas at this level. Most recorded offences here are for assault and related crimes, which make up 62.5% of the total.
1,042
Lower than 93% 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.
-55.6%
Lower than 94% 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 and property damage rates are both 130, which is among the lowest for its level. Meanwhile, the rate for assault and related crimes is 651, sitting around the middle compared to similar areas.
651
Lower than 52% 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.
130
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.
130
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40964/mount-torrens/topic/crime-safety
