Paechtown · 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.
Assault and related offences make up every single recorded crime in Paechtown. This small area has a very low crime rate, with only 490 offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paechtown — lower than 99% of areas.
| Paechtown | 490 |
|---|---|
| 5245, SA | 1,784 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Crime has dropped sharply here, with the rate falling by 66.7% over five years. This is among the lowest decreases seen in similar areas.
490
Lower than 99% 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.
-66.7%
Lower than 99% 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 assault and related offence rate is 490 per 100,000 people, which is lower than most areas.
490
Lower than 66% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Paechtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41087/paechtown/topic/crime-safety
