Urrbrae · 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.
Quiet streets and low crime rates make Urrbrae a safe place to live, with 1,776 recorded offences per 100,000 people. While this is much lower than most similar areas, the crime rate has risen by 26.7% over the last five years, a jump much higher than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Urrbrae — lower than 80% of areas.
| Urrbrae | 1,776 |
|---|---|
| 5064, SA | 3,840 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common offence here, making up 42.1% of cases, followed by property damage at 21.1%. Burglary and assault each account for 10.5% of the total, while motor vehicle theft sits at 5.3%.
1,776
Lower than 80% 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.
26.7%
Higher than 75% 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.
Rates for almost every major offence are low, with burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property damage all much lower than most areas. Theft and assault rates are also low, with assault being among the lowest at this level.
187
Lower than 96% 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.
187
Lower 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.
748
Lower than 61% 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.
93
Lower than 79% 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.
374
Lower than 78% 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 Urrbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41497/urrbrae/topic/crime-safety
