O'Malley · 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.
Far fewer crimes are recorded here than in most similar areas, making O'Malley one of the safer parts of the region. With only 2,155 offences per 100,000 people, the crime rate has remained steady over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is O'Malley — lower than 72% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
The overall crime rate is lower than most areas, with the number of offences staying stable over the last five years. Assaults and related crimes are the most common offences at 20%, followed by theft at 15%.
2,155
Lower than 72% 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.
0.0%
Higher than 57% 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 theft, motor vehicle theft, and assault are all lower than most areas. This is especially true for theft, which is much lower than the usual rate found in similar places.
431
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.
323
Lower than 85% 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.
108
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/crime-safety
