Summertown · 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 54.5% drop in the crime rate over five years marks a significant shift for Summertown. The area is now one of the safest in its class, with only 665 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Summertown — lower than 98% of areas.
| Summertown | 665 |
|---|---|
| 5141, SA | 777 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With only 665 recorded offences per 100,000 people, crime levels here are among the lowest for similar areas. This follows a sharp five-year decline of 54.5%.
665
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.
-54.5%
Lower than 94% 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.
Motor vehicle theft and property damage rates are both low, with property damage being among the lowest at this level. In contrast, the robbery rate is much higher than most areas.
133
Higher than 81% 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.
133
Lower than 64% 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.
133
Lower than 99% 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 Summertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41404/summertown/topic/crime-safety
