Crime rates
The crime statistics presented here are the latest available for the City of Onkaparinga. There were 18,120 recorded offences in 2009, down by 15.4% from 21,417 in 2008.
Types of Offences
Offences against property, offences against good order, driving offences and sexual offences have declined when comparing 2008 to 2009. Offences against the person, drug offences, robbery and extortion and other offences all increased between 2008 and 2009.
The majority of offences in 2009 were against property or good order, representing 48.7% and 21.3% of the total respectively. 16.3% of offences were related to driving.
| Type of Offence | 2008 | 2009 | No. change | % difference |
| Offences against property | 9,771 | 8,818 | -953 | -9.8% |
| Offences against good order | 4,318 | 3,856 | -462 | -10.7% |
| Driving offences | 4,991 | 2,949 | -2,042 | -40.9% |
| Offences against the person | 1,626 | 1,669 | 43 | 2.6% |
| Drug offences | 328 | 416 | 88 | 26.8% |
| Sexual offences | 243 | 173 | -70 | -28.8% |
| Other offences | 61 | 151 | 90 | 147.5% |
| Robbery and extortion | 79 | 88 | 9 | 11.4% |
| TOTAL | 21,417 | 18,120 | -3,297 | -15.4% |
Please click here to access the Types of Criminal Offences 2005 to 2009.
Offence Rates
The 2008 offence rate for the City of Onkaparinga was 135.5 per 1,000 population, which declined considerably in 2009, to 113.0 per 1,000 population.
Types of Offences and Crime Rates per 1,000 Population
| Type of Offence | 2008 | 2009 | No. change | % difference |
| Offences against property | 61.79 | 54.97 | -14.31 | -20.7% |
| Offences against good order | 27.31 | 24.04 | -0.25 | -1.0% |
| Driving offences | 31.56 | 18.38 | -15.98 | -46.5% |
| Offences against the person | 10.28 | 10.40 | -0.33 | -3.1% |
| Drug offences | 2.07 | 2.59 | 0.64 | 32.8% |
| Sexual offences | 1.54 | 1.08 | -0.21 | -16.3% |
| Other offences | 0.39 | 0.94 | 0.50 | 113.6% |
| Robbery and extortion | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.08 | 17.0% |
| TOTAL | 135.45 | 112.96 | -29.85 | -20.9% |
Please click here to access the Offence Rate per 1,000 Population 2005 to 2009.
The City of Onkaparinga’s crime rates are declining when comparing 2008 to 2009, with the exception of drug offences, robbery and extortion and other offences.
Crime Rates per Local Government Area Comparison
In 2009 the City of Onkaparinga ranked 11th in terms of crime rates, compared to other Adelaide Local Government Areas. Playford had the highest crime rate per 1,000 population and the Adelaide Hills had the lowest.
| Local Government Area | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| 1 | Playford | 247.68 | 268.12 | 263.54 | 226.49 | 220.22 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide/Enfield | 259.10 | 257.65 | 235.92 | 220.50 | 195.08 |
| 3 | Gawler | 190.02 | 202.38 | 195.73 | 170.05 | 156.68 |
| 4 | Salisbury | 185.80 | 182.66 | 172.31 | 161.69 | 155.60 |
| 5 | Charles Sturt | 192.80 | 179.80 | 177.99 | 166.61 | 140.57 |
| 6 | Prospect | 176.22 | 173.79 | 162.13 | 145.67 | 140.17 |
| 7 | West Torrens | 185.98 | 164.72 | 163.56 | 160.06 | 132.06 |
| 8 | Holdfast Bay | 182.88 | 173.62 | 166.52 | 139.62 | 123.28 |
| 9 | Norwood/Payneham/St Peter’s | 197.48 | 168.99 | 155.73 | 152.98 | 118.52 |
| 10 | Marion | 156.28 | 155.51 | 142.13 | 138.03 | 116.70 |
| 11 | Onkaparinga | 142.81 | 141.71 | 135.64 | 135.45 | 112.96 |
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully | 115.64 | 114.48 | 115.61 | 105.26 | 90.56 |
| 13 | Unley | 139.47 | 116.55 | 109.40 | 93.76 | 89.22 |
| 14 | Mount Barker | 127.56 | 99.99 | 95.16 | 96.81 | 82.47 |
| 15 | Campbelltown | 105.88 | 92.03 | 90.34 | 88.04 | 71.26 |
| 16 | Mitcham | 114.23 | 99.11 | 89.15 | 86.11 | 69.69 |
| 17 | Burnside | 96.24 | 78.32 | 76.64 | 71.36 | 58.37 |
| 18 | Adelaide Hills | 69.15 | 61.66 | 61.63 | 53.88 | 49.48 |
Source: Office of Crime Statistics and Research Crime Mapper www.ocsar.sa.gov.au/maps.html, Attorney-General's Department
