Warnertown · 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 40% jump in the crime rate makes Warnertown stand out as having a much higher increase than most areas over the last five years. While the overall volume of recorded offences is around the middle for similar places, specific types of crime are notably more common here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warnertown — lower than 51% of areas.
| Warnertown | 3,365 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 8,877 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 3,365 recorded offences per 100,000 people. These crimes are split between theft at 42.9%, followed by assault and burglary which both account for 28.6%.
3,365
Lower than 51% 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.
40.0%
Higher than 80% 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 theft, burglary, and assault are all higher than most areas. Specifically, the burglary rate is much higher than most similar places, with 962 offences per 100,000 people.
962
Higher than 63% 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.
962
Higher than 80% 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.
1,442
Higher 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Warnertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41536/warnertown/topic/crime-safety
