Whyalla Playford · 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.
6,496 recorded offences per 100,000 people make Whyalla Playford much higher than most similar areas. While crime has fallen by 21.4% over the last five years, which is a bigger drop than most areas, the overall rate of offence remains high.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whyalla Playford — higher than 76% of areas.
| Whyalla Playford | 6,496 |
|---|---|
| 5600, SA | 6,780 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The area has a high volume of crime, with property damage, burglary, and assault making up the most common offence types. Together, these three categories account for over two-thirds of all recorded incidents.
6,496
Higher than 76% 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.
-21.4%
Lower than 66% 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.
Burglary rates are among the highest for this level, and the rates of property damage, motor vehicle theft, and assault are all much higher than most areas. Theft is more common here than in some places, but sits around the middle for its level.
1,417
Higher than 77% 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.
1,496
Higher than 88% 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.
512
Higher than 87% 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.
1,575
Higher than 81% 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 Whyalla Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41589/whyalla-playford/topic/crime-safety
