Plympton Park · 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.
More crimes are recorded here than in most similar areas, with 5,153 offences per 100,000 people in Plympton Park. While the crime rate fell by 4.8% over the last five years, this change was around the middle for the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Plympton Park — higher than 68% of areas.
| Plympton Park | 5,153 |
|---|---|
| 5038, SA | 5,431 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The area sees a high volume of recorded offences, with theft being the most common at 29%, followed by assault and related crimes at 24.5%.
5,153
Higher than 68% 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.
-4.8%
Higher than 52% 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, property damage, and burglary rates are all higher than most areas. Assault rates are particularly high at 1,263 per 100,000, while motor vehicle theft is around the middle for its level.
1,263
Higher than 74% 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.
593
Higher than 59% 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.
1,494
Higher than 62% 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.
180
Lower than 51% 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.
1,185
Higher than 73% 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 Plympton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41168/plympton-park/topic/crime-safety
