Rockleigh · 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 fallen by 50% over the last five years in Rockleigh, making it a very safe area. With only 1,045 recorded offences per 100,000 people, it has one of the lowest crime rates among similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rockleigh — lower than 93% of areas.
| Rockleigh | 1,045 |
|---|---|
| 5254, SA | 2,718 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The area has seen a huge 50% drop in crime over the last five years, a trend much lower than most other areas. Only 1,045 offences per 100,000 people were recorded.
1,045
Lower than 93% 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.
-50.0%
Lower than 91% 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 and burglary are the most common offence types, each making up a third of the total. Both the assault rate and burglary rate of 348 are lower than most other areas.
348
Lower than 80% 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.
348
Lower than 66% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Rockleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41267/rockleigh/topic/crime-safety
