Latham · 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 57.3% drop in the crime rate over five years has made Latham one of the safest areas in the region. The number of recorded offences is now much lower than in most other similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Latham — lower than 65% of areas.
| Latham | 2,469 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | 2 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 2,469 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that is lower than most areas. Assaults and related crimes were the most common at 17.2%, followed by theft at 15.1% and property damage at 12.9%.
2,469
Lower than 65% 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.
-57.3%
Lower than 96% 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.
Latham sees very few serious crimes, with sexual offences and burglaries both among the lowest at this level. Theft and property damage rates are also much lower than most areas.
425
Lower than 73% 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.
27
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded sexual offences 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.
106
Lower than 97% 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.
372
Lower than 82% 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.
106
Lower than 74% 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.
319
Lower than 84% 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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80084/latham/topic/crime-safety
