Wirrabara · 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.
Assault and related crimes make up the largest share of offences in Wirrabara, accounting for 42.9% of the total. While the area is generally very safe, the crime rate has seen a sharp increase of 133.3% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wirrabara — lower than 75% of areas.
| Wirrabara | 1,983 |
|---|---|
| 5481, SA | 1,406 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
With 1,983 recorded offences per 100,000 people, the crime rate here is much lower than most other areas. Theft (28.6%) and property damage (14.3%) are the other main types of offences recorded.
1,983
Lower than 75% 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.
133.3%
Higher than 91% 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 rate of theft and property damage is lower than most areas, while the assault and related crime rate of 850 sits around the middle for its level.
850
Higher than 59% 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.
567
Lower than 70% 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.
283
Lower than 87% 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 Wirrabara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41621/wirrabara/topic/crime-safety
