North Moonta · 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 significant drop in crime over the last five years makes North Moonta a very safe place to live. Recorded offences have fallen by 55.6%, leaving the area with a crime rate much lower than most other similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Moonta — lower than 88% of areas.
| North Moonta | 1,322 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 3,356 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 1,322 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas. Burglary was the most common offence at 37.5%, followed by theft at 25% and motor vehicle theft at 12.5%.
1,322
Lower than 88% 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.
The theft rate of 331 is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, the rates for burglary (496) and motor vehicle theft (165) both sit around the middle for this level of area.
496
Higher than 51% 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.
331
Lower than 85% 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.
165
Lower than 54% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in North Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41044/north-moonta/topic/crime-safety
