According to South Australia Police (SAPOL), Henley Beach crime rate for the year ending December 2022 was 5094 incidents per 100,000 population. This represents a 33% increase from the previous year.

Henley Beach Crime Index

45

(100 is safest)

Safer than 45% of most Australia suburbs

Henley Beach Crime Map

Henley Beach crime map

Is Henley Beach Safe?

Henley Beach has moderate safety metrics. Crime rates in Henley Beach are about average for most suburbs and neighborhoods in Australia. Henley Beach is safer than 45% of all Australian suburbs and than 29% of South Australia suburbs. However, Theft from motor vehicle is a common offence in Henley Beach.

Henley Beach Crime Statistics at a Glance

Has Crime in Henley Beach increased or decreased in the past 5 years? The chart below shows the 60-month historical trend of the number of offences that occurred in Henley Beach.

60-month trend of criminal incidents across Henley Beach
  • The number of criminal incidents recorded by South Australia Police in the year 2022 was 317, up 33% from 238 incidents recorded in the same period last year.
  • Henley Beach is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of South Australia suburbs are safer than Henley Beach and 29% of suburbs are more dangerous than Henley Beach.
  • Common crime: Theft from motor vehicle.
  • The number of assault offences recorded in 2022 increased by 25% (13 Incidents) compared to the previous year..
  • The number of homicide offences recorded in 2022 decreased by 100% (1 Incidents) compared to the previous year.
  • The number of burglary offences recorded in 2022 increased by 70% (14 Incidents) compared to the previous year.
  • The number of theft offences recorded in 2022 increased by 34% (32 Incidents) compared to the previous year.
  • The number of robbery offences recorded in 2022 increased by 100% (1 Incidents) compared to the previous year.
  • The number of motor vehicle thefts recorded in 2022 increased by 14% (1 Incidents) compared to the previous year.
  • The number of vandalism offences (Property damage) recorded in 2022 increased by 19% (11 Incidents) compared to the previous year.

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Crime in Henley Beach: An In-Depth Analysis

AU Crime Rate’s analysis of recent crime data from the South Australia Police (SAPOL) reveals that Henley Beach’s crime rate is about average for most suburbs and neighborhoods in Australia, as it is ranked safer than only 45% of suburbs across the country, irrespective of population size.

Approximately 71% of South Australia suburbs have a lower crime rate compared to Henley Beach. Therefore, Henley Beach’s public safety metrics are generally considered moderate.

How risky is that? Living in Henley Beach comes with a statistical risk of 1 in 19 of becoming a victim of crime, considering the total rate of crimes against the person and property. In contrast, the average chance of falling victim to crime in South Australia stands at 1 in 16.

To better understand Henley Beach’s overall crime rate, it is essential to examine its performance in crimes against the person and property crimes separately. This approach can provide further insight into whether violent crimes, property crimes, or both, are the primary drivers of the general crime rate in Henley Beach.

AU Crime Rate’s analysis of Henley Beach crime statistics shows that there are 1173 incidents against the person per 100,000 inhabitants in a standard year, compared to the South Australia average rate of 1218. As a result, the chances of becoming a victim of crimes such as homicide, acts intended to cause injury, robbery, and other offences against the person in Henley Beach are 1 in 84.

Our analysis indicates that if you reside in Henley Beach, your chances of falling victim to property crimes, including theft, fraud, property damage, and serious criminal trespass, are 1 in 25, equivalent to a rate of 3921 per 100,000 residents. As a reference, the property crime rate for every 100,000 residents in South Australia is 4816.

Henley Beach Crime Rates by Offences Division

DivisionNumber of CrimesCrime Rate (Per 100,000 Residents)
Offences against the person731173
Property and deception offences2443921
Total3175094

Note: The only crime data that SAPOL presents is Property and person crimes. So you shouldn’t compare the crime rates of suburbs or urban areas with any other areas in another state in Australia.

Henley Beach Crimes Against the Person (Violent crimes)

These are violent crimes against people whether these are family violence or non-family violence. Basically, if someone does something to hurt or scare another person, it’s considered a crime against the person. This includes:

  1. “Acts Intended to Cause Injury” is a legal category that includes different types of crimes where someone intentionally tries to harm another person. There are subcategories within this, including:
    • Assault Police: When someone intentionally attacks a police officer while they’re doing their job.
    • Common Assault: This involves deliberately using force or threats to make someone fear they’ll be hurt. It doesn’t necessarily result in serious injuries.
    • Serious Assault Resulting in Injury: This is when someone intentionally harms another person, causing them significant injuries.
    • Serious Assault Not Resulting in Injury: Even if serious harm doesn’t happen, if someone tries to cause it intentionally, it can still be a crime.
  2. Homicide and Related offences: These are categories of crimes related to taking someone’s life:
    • Murder: This is the most serious type of crime where someone intentionally kills another person.
    • Other Homicide and Related offences: This category includes various other crimes connected to causing death. These might involve different levels of intent or circumstances, like manslaughter or offences related to causing death through negligence or recklessness.
  3. Robbery and related offences: These are the categories of crimes related to robbery:
    • Non-Aggravated Robbery: This is a type of theft where someone takes property from another person using force or threats, but it doesn’t involve additional serious factors.
    • Blackmail and Extortion: These offences involve forcing someone to give you money or property by using threats or information against them. Blackmail is when you threaten to reveal embarrassing or damaging information, while extortion includes broader threats of harm or force.
    • Aggravated Robbery: This is a more severe form of robbery. It happens when someone uses weapons or inflicts serious harm or injury during the robbery. These factors make the crime even more serious and result in harsher penalties.

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Crime Against the Person

1 in 84

In Henley Beach

1 in 81

In South Australia

Crimes Against the Person Comparison (Per 100,000 Residents)

Violent crimes against the person in Henley Beach vs SA in Australia

Crimes Against the Person: Henley Beach vs South Australia

Henley Beach population: 6223

South Australia population: 1777698

CrimesTotal Criminal IncidentsSA Total Criminal IncidentsCrime Rate (Per 100,000 Residents)SA Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents)
Homicide04102
Acts intended to cause injury (Assault)661965110611105
Robbery26253235
Abduction, harassment and other offences24193224
Blackmail and extortion09305
Other offences against the person513348075

Here is a breakdown of the major Crimes against the person

CrimesNo, of offencesRate
Common Assault23370
Serious Assault resulting in injury9145
Serious Assault not resulting in injury34546

Note:  The data on sexual assault and related crimes is only available for the entire state of South Australia and not broken down by specific suburbs or urban areas. We have provided state-level statistics for your reference.

CrimesSA offences countSA rate (per 100,000 residents)
Aggravated sexual assault129473
Non-aggravated sexual assault43524
Non-assaultive sexual offences39422
Total Sexual assault and related offences2123119

Henley Beach Offences Against Property

These are crimes related to stealing or damaging property or deceiving someone for personal gain. Property crimes include:

  1. Property damage and environmental offences: These are categories of crimes related to damaging property and environmental violations:
    • Other Property Damage and Environmental: This is a broad category covering various offences related to damaging property or breaking environmental rules. It includes different types of related crimes not mentioned elsewhere.
    • Graffiti: Graffiti involves illegally drawing or writing on buildings or walls without permission, which damages property and is against the law.
    • Property Damage by Fire or Explosion (Arson): Arson is when someone intentionally sets fire to property, causing damage or destruction. This category focuses on property damage caused specifically by fire or explosions, often with criminal intent.
  2. Serious criminal trespass: These categories are related to serious criminal trespass, commonly referred to as burglary, and other unlawful entries with different intents:
    • Other Unlawful Entry with Intent: This covers various unauthorized entries into different places where the purpose may not fit into the categories below.
    • Unlawful Entry – Non-Residence: This is when someone breaks into a non-residential place, like a store or office, with the intention to commit a crime, like theft or vandalism. It’s not about homes.
    • Unlawful Entry – Residence: This is about unlawfully entering someone’s home with criminal intent, like to steal or harm. It’s specifically about intrusions into houses.
  3. Theft: It can be committed in various forms such as shoplifting, stealing from a person’s home, or taking a vehicle without permission. Other examples include stealing a bicycle, snatching a purse, or taking items from an unattended bag.
  4.  Fraud, Deception, and Related offences: These are categories of crimes related to fraud and deception in South Australia:
    • Other Fraud, Deception, and Related offences: This covers various types of fraudulent and deceptive activities that don’t fit into specific subcategories. It’s a broad category.
    • Obtain Benefit by Deception: This offence involves deceiving someone to gain an advantage or benefit that you aren’t entitled to. It means obtaining something unfairly through trickery or dishonesty.

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of Offences Against Property

1 in 25

In Henley Beach

1 in 20

In South Australia

Offences Against Property Comparison (Per 100,000 Residents)

Property offences in Henley Beach vs SA

Against Property offences: Henley Beach vs South Australia

Henley Beach population: 6223

South Australia population: 1777698

CrimesTotal Criminal IncidentsSA Total Criminal IncidentsSuburb Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents)SA Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents)
Theft and related offences1258578420091640
Serious criminal trespass (burglary)3412477546702
Fraud, deception and related offences154391241247
Property damage and environmental702099711251181

Here is a breakdown of Henley Beach crime rate and offences count for the major property and deception offences.

CrimesNo, of offencesRate
Theft/Illegal use of motor vehicle8129
Theft from motor vehicle35562
Theft from shop16257
Property damage by fire or explosion (Arson)232
Unlawful entry - Residence18289
Unlawful entry - Non Residence10161

Henley Beach Crimes per Square KM

Crimes per square km in Henley Beach vs SA

How many murders in Henley Beach in 2022?

According to South Australia Police (SAPOL), there were 0 murders in Henley Beach in 2022. The number of homicides (which includes murders and other related offences) was 0.

What’s the most common crime in Henley Beach?

According to the latest available data from South Australia Police (SAPOL), the most common type of crime in Henley Beach is Theft from motor vehicle.

What is the crime rate in Henley Beach?

The overall crime rate in Henley Beach, as measured by the number of reported offences per 100,000 population was 5094 in the year ending December 2022.

However, it’s important to note that this is an aggregate figure that includes all types of crime, and some types of offences are more prevalent than others. Additionally, crime rates can vary by location, with some areas experiencing higher rates of certain types of crime than others.

Is Henley Beach a safe place to live in?

Henley Beach is safer than 45% of suburbs across Australia and the crime rates are about average for most suburbs and neighborhoods in Australia. Compared to South Australia suburbs, Henley Beach is safer than 29% of other suburbs in the state which are considered moderate safety scores in South Australia.

Total Crime Stats of Henley Beach

DivisionSubdivisionOffence typeYear (2021)Year (2022)
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYOther acts intended to cause injury40
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONAbduction, harassment and other offences32
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONThreatening behaviour23
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONHOMICIDE AND RELATED OFFENCESMurder00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONSEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCESAggravated sexual assault00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONSEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCESNon-aggravated sexual assault00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENCESNon-aggravated robbery00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONHOMICIDE AND RELATED OFFENCESOther homicide and related offences10
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENCESBlackmail and extortion00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYAssault police20
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONSEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCESNon-assaultive sexual offences00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENCESAggravated robbery12
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYCommon Assault1223
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYSerious Assault resulting in injury89
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONDangerous or negligent acts00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYSerious Assault not resulting in injury2734
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESOther theft4163
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft from shop1816
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYFRAUD DECEPTION AND RELATED OFFENCESOther fraud, deception and related offences11
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALOther property damage and environmental5167
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft from motor vehicle2535
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESReceive or handle proceeds of crime23
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Other unlawful entry with intent56
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYFRAUD DECEPTION AND RELATED OFFENCESObtain benefit by deception514
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Unlawful entry - Non Residence610
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft/Illegal use of motor vehicle78
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALGraffiti71
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Unlawful entry - Residence918
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALProperty damage by fire or explosion (Arson)12

Note: This article doesn’t have detailed data for family violence, victims, female offenders, reoffending, sexual offences, stalking, and youth crime. For more information about these topics, check our resources page.

References

  • South Australia Police (SAPOL)
  • South Australia Government Data Directory

Greater Capital City Statistical Area

Greater Adelaide