Reid · 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 areas define Reid, where there are 2,294 recorded offences per 100,000 people. However, the local crime rate has risen by 66.7% over the last five years, a change that is much higher than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reid — lower than 69% of areas.
| Reid | 2,294 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 5,533 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
While overall crime is lower than in most areas, the type of offences varies. Assault and related crimes make up the bulk of the activity at 60%, followed by theft at 20%, with motor vehicle theft and property damage each accounting for 10%.
2,294
Lower than 69% 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.
66.7%
Higher than 86% 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.
Assault rates are much higher than most areas at 1,376 per 100,000 people, and motor vehicle theft is also higher at 229. In contrast, the rates for theft and property damage are both much lower than most areas.
1,376
Higher than 76% 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.
459
Lower than 77% 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.
229
Higher than 61% 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.
229
Lower than 92% 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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41246/reid/topic/crime-safety
