Tatachilla · 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.
Higher crime rates than most similar areas mark Tatachilla, though the number of offences has dropped by 45.5% over the last five years. This trend shows a significant decrease in local crime despite a current rate of 5,195 recorded offences per 100,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tatachilla — higher than 68% of areas.
| Tatachilla | 5,195 |
|---|---|
| 5171, SA | 2,602 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences are higher than in most similar areas. Property damage is the most common crime at 41.7%, followed by burglary and theft which both sit at 25%.
5,195
Higher than 68% 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.
-45.5%
Lower than 88% 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.
Property damage and burglary rates are both much higher than most areas. In contrast, the assault rate is lower than most areas, while theft is around the middle for its level.
433
Lower 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.
1,299
Higher than 87% 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.
1,299
Higher than 58% 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.
2,165
Higher than 87% 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 Tatachilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41429/tatachilla/topic/crime-safety
