Penfield Gardens · 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 high volume of reported offences shapes daily life in Penfield Gardens, where the crime rate has jumped by 87% over the last five years. With 14,145 offences per 100,000 people, this area has one of the highest crime rates at its level.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Penfield Gardens — higher than 89% of areas.
| Penfield Gardens | 14,145 |
|---|---|
| 5121, SA | 10,311 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Property damage is the most common offence at 27.9%, followed by motor vehicle theft at 23.3%. Other frequent reports include assault and related crimes at 18.6%, theft at 16.3%, and burglary at 14%.
14,145
Higher than 89% 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.
87.0%
Higher than 88% 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.
Many types of crime are among the highest at this level, including property damage (3,947), motor vehicle theft (3,289), and burglary (1,974) per 100,000 people. Both assault and theft rates are also much higher than in most areas.
2,632
Higher than 87% 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.
1,974
Higher than 91% 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.
2,303
Higher than 74% 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.
3,289
Higher than 99% 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.
3,947
Higher than 93% 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 Penfield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41134/penfield-gardens/topic/crime-safety
