Westbourne Park · 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 46.6% drop in the crime rate over five years makes Westbourne Park one of the safest areas in the region. With only 1,833 recorded offences per 100,000 people, the crime rate is much lower than most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Westbourne Park — lower than 79% of areas.
| Westbourne Park | 1,833 |
|---|---|
| 5041, SA | 3,641 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common offence here, accounting for 55.3% of all crimes. Other recorded incidents include assault and related offences at 19.1%, burglary at 14.9%, and property damage at 8.5%.
1,833
Lower than 79% 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.
-46.6%
Lower than 89% 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 assault (351) and burglary (273) are both much lower than most areas. Property damage is among the lowest at this level, while the theft rate of 1,014 is around the middle for similar places.
351
Lower than 80% 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.
273
Lower than 76% 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.
1,014
Lower than 51% 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.
156
Lower than 98% 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 Westbourne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41573/westbourne-park/topic/crime-safety
