Yarralumla · 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 crime rate that fell by 56.1% over five years makes Yarralumla one of the safest areas of its kind. While the overall number of offences is around the middle for similar places, several specific crime types are much lower than usual.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarralumla — lower than 51% of areas.
| Yarralumla | 3,365 |
|---|---|
| 2600, ACT | 12 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
There were 3,365 recorded offences per 100,000 people. Theft is the most common crime at 20%, followed by property damage at 15.2%.
3,365
Lower than 51% 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.
-56.1%
Lower than 95% 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 rates for assault, burglary, and sexual offences are all lower than most areas. However, motor vehicle theft is higher than in most similar places.
192
Lower than 96% 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.
32
Lower than 90% 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.
321
Lower than 70% 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.
673
Lower than 65% 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.
256
Higher than 66% 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.
513
Lower than 65% 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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80136/yarralumla/topic/crime-safety
