Snowtown · 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.
A steady crime rate makes Snowtown a typical place to live in terms of safety. There were 3,294 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for its level and has not changed over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Snowtown — lower than 52% of areas.
| Snowtown | 3,294 |
|---|---|
| 5520, SA | 3,148 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Offences are spread across three main categories, with assault and related crimes making up 35.7% of the total. Theft accounts for 28.6%, while property damage makes up 21.4%.
3,294
Lower than 52% 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.
0.0%
Higher than 57% 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 related crime is a notable issue here, with a rate of 1,176 which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, theft and property damage rates are around the middle for its level at 941 and 706 respectively.
1,176
Higher than 72% 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.
941
Lower than 53% 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.
706
Higher than 50% 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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/crime-safety
