Price · 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.
Crime has jumped by 75% over the last five years in Price, a rise that is much higher than most other areas. The total number of recorded offences per 100,000 people is now 6,829, which is much higher than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Price — higher than 77% of areas.
| Price | 6,829 |
|---|---|
| 5570, SA | 3,685 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common offence at 42.9%, followed by burglary at 21.4%. Assault and property damage each make up 7.1% of the total recorded crime.
6,829
Higher than 77% 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.
75.0%
Higher than 87% 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 and burglary rates are much higher than most areas, with 2,927 and 1,463 offences per 100,000 people respectively. In contrast, assault and property damage rates are both lower than most areas at 488 per 100,000.
488
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.
1,463
Higher than 88% 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.
2,927
Higher than 79% 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.
488
Lower than 67% 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 Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41218/price/topic/crime-safety
