Riverglades · 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.
Theft is the most common offence in Riverglades, though overall crime levels are very low. The area has seen a 40% drop in the crime rate over five years, which is a much larger decrease than most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Riverglades — lower than 98% of areas.
| Riverglades | 701 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 8,208 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With only 701 recorded offences per 100,000 people, crime levels are among the lowest for areas of this size. Theft accounts for 33.3% of these incidents, while assault and burglary each make up 16.7%.
701
Lower than 98% 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.
-40.0%
Lower than 84% 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.
The rates for theft (234), burglary (117), and assault (117) are all among the lowest at this level.
117
Lower than 99% 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.
117
Lower than 95% 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.
234
Lower than 92% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Riverglades [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41261/riverglades/topic/crime-safety
