Point Turton · 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.
Among the safest of similar areas, Point Turton has a very low crime rate with only 857 recorded offences per 100,000 people. This reflects a significant downward trend, as the crime rate fell by 25% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Point Turton — lower than 95% of areas.
| Point Turton | 857 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 1,715 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Point Turton's crime rate is among the lowest for its level. In recent years, recorded offences have dropped by 25%, a decrease that is lower than most other areas.
857
Lower than 95% 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.
-25.0%
Lower than 69% 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.
Property damage rates here are much lower than most areas, at 286 per 100,000. Assault and related offences are more common at 571 per 100,000, which is around the middle for its level.
571
Lower than 57% 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.
286
Lower than 87% 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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41175/point-turton/topic/crime-safety
