Wellington East · 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.
Burglary is the most common crime in Wellington East, which makes up a quarter of all offences. While the overall crime rate is around the middle for similar areas, it has seen a huge increase of 166.7% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wellington East — lower than 60% of areas.
| Wellington East | 2,749 |
|---|---|
| 5259, SA | 3,780 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 2,749 recorded offences per 100,000 people. This figure is around the middle for its level, but the rate of crime has risen sharply in recent years.
2,749
Lower than 60% 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.
166.7%
Higher than 93% 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.
The burglary rate is higher than most areas, and the motor vehicle theft rate is much higher. In contrast, the rate of property damage is much lower than most areas.
687
Higher than 66% 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.
344
Higher than 78% 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.
344
Lower than 82% 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 Wellington East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/crime-safety
