Swan Reach · 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 62.5% jump in the crime rate over five years marks a sharp increase for Swan Reach. This is a high-crime area compared to similar places, with 4,797 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Swan Reach — higher than 65% of areas.
| Swan Reach | 4,797 |
|---|---|
| 5354, SA | 3,125 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Offences in Swan Reach are more common than in most similar areas. Assault and related crimes are the most frequent, making up 46.2% of all recorded incidents.
4,797
Higher than 65% 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.
62.5%
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.
Assault and motor vehicle theft rates are both much higher than most areas, with 2,214 and 369 incidents per 100,000 respectively. In contrast, burglary is less common here than in similar places.
2,214
Higher than 86% 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.
369
Lower than 63% 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.
369
Higher than 81% 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.
738
Higher than 53% 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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/crime-safety
