Northern Heights · 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.
Roughly half as many areas as Northern Heights have similar crime levels, with 3,934 recorded offences per 100,000 people. This rate has stayed steady over the last five years. While some offence types are common, others are far less frequent than in similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Heights — higher than 57% of areas.
| Northern Heights | 3,934 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 8,208 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The local crime rate is around the middle for its level and has not changed over the last five years. Assault and related offences are the most common, making up 41.7% of the total.
3,934
Higher than 57% 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.
Assault rates are much higher than most areas at 1,639 and burglary is higher than most at 656. In contrast, theft is lower and property damage is much lower than in most similar places.
1,639
Higher than 81% 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.
656
Higher than 63% 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.
656
Lower than 66% 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.
328
Lower than 83% 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 Northern Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41049/northern-heights/topic/crime-safety
