Paracombe · 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.
Much lower crime rates than most similar areas make Paracombe a very safe place. Recorded offences per 100,000 people sit at 1,379, and the crime rate has plummeted by 53.8% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paracombe — lower than 88% of areas.
| Paracombe | 1,379 |
|---|---|
| 5132, SA | 1,379 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The local crime rate is much lower than most areas. Across the region, assault and property damage each make up a third of all offences, while theft accounts for 16.7%.
1,379
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.
-53.8%
Lower than 93% 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 rates are among the lowest at this level, at 230 per 100,000. Similarly, rates for both property damage and assault are lower than most areas, each sitting at 460.
460
Lower than 70% 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.
230
Lower than 93% 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.
460
Lower than 70% 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 Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/crime-safety
