Royston Park · 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 makes up nearly half of all recorded offences in Royston Park. This is a relatively safe area with a crime rate that has fallen by 27.3% over the last five years, a drop that is lower than most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Royston Park — lower than 63% of areas.
| Royston Park | 2,568 |
|---|---|
| 5070, SA | 4,359 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 2,568 recorded offences per 100,000 people, which is lower than most areas. Theft and burglary are the most common crimes, accounting for 46.9% and 31.3% of the total respectively.
2,568
Lower than 63% 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.
-27.3%
Lower than 72% 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.
While the burglary rate is higher than most areas, the rate for property damage is much lower. Other figures vary, with robbery rates being higher than most areas while assault rates are among the lowest.
80
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.
80
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded robbery 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.
803
Higher than 73% 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.
1,204
Higher than 56% 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.
241
Lower than 91% 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 Royston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41283/royston-park/topic/crime-safety
