Stonyfell · 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.
Burglary and property damage are the most common offences in Stonyfell, each accounting for 27.8% of recorded crimes. While these figures represent the largest shares of local crime, the overall crime rate remains much lower than most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stonyfell — lower than 87% of areas.
| Stonyfell | 1,422 |
|---|---|
| 5066, SA | 1,978 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Stonyfell has a very low crime rate with only 1,422 offences per 100,000 people. However, this rate rose by 63.6% over the last five years, a change that is much higher than most areas.
1,422
Lower than 87% 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.
63.6%
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.
Many crime types are much lower than in most similar areas, including assault (237), motor vehicle theft (79), and property damage (395). Theft is among the lowest at this level, while burglary rates are around the middle.
237
Lower than 91% 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.
395
Lower than 59% 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.
158
Lower than 98% 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.
79
Lower than 84% 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.
395
Lower than 76% 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 Stonyfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41393/stonyfell/topic/crime-safety
