According to South Australia Police (SAPOL), Yeelanna crime rate for the year ending December 2022 was 2273 incidents per 100,000 population. This represents a 100% increase from the previous year.

Yeelanna Crime Index

75

(100 is safest)

Safer than 75% of most Australia suburbs

Yeelanna Crime Map

Yeelanna crime map

Is Yeelanna Safe?

Yeelanna has high safety metrics. Crime rates in Yeelanna are below average to the majority of suburbs in Australia. Yeelanna is safer than 75% of all Australian suburbs and than 57% of South Australia suburbs. However, Serious Assault not resulting in injury is a common offence in Yeelanna.

Yeelanna Crime Statistics at a Glance

Has Crime in Yeelanna 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 Yeelanna.

60-month trend of criminal incidents across Yeelanna
  • The number of criminal incidents recorded by South Australia Police in the year 2022 was 2, up 100% from 1 incidents recorded in the same period last year.
  • Yeelanna is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of South Australia suburbs are safer than Yeelanna and 57% of suburbs are more dangerous than Yeelanna.
  • Common crime: Serious Assault not resulting in injury.
  • The number of assault offences recorded in 2022 increased by 100% (1 Incidents) compared to the previous year..
  • There were no homicide offences recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.
  • There were no burglary offences recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.
  • There was no change in the number of theft offences recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.
  • There were no robbery offences recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.
  • There were no motor vehicle theft offences recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.
  • There were no vandalism offences (Property damage) recorded during the years 2021 and 2022.

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Crime in Yeelanna: An In-Depth Analysis

According to AU Crime Rate’s analysis of the latest crime statistics from the South Australia Police (SAPOL), Yeelanna is ranked safer than 75% of the suburbs across Australia, regardless of population size. That means that Yeelanna crime rate is below average to the majority of suburbs in Australia.

In South Australia, only about 44% of suburbs have a lower crime rate than Yeelanna. As a result, Yeelanna has high scores in public safety metrics.

If you are a resident of Yeelanna, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43 (based on the total crime rate of crimes against the person and property combined) while South Australia average’s is 1 in 16.

Let’s take a closer look at Yeelanna’s crime statistics and see how it fares in terms of crimes against person and property crimes. This information is crucial because it can shed light on whether violent or property crimes or both, are the primary factors driving Yeelanna’s overall crime rate. So, are you curious to learn more about Yeelanna’s crime data and what they reveal about the suburb’s safety and security? Let’s dive in!

AU Crime Rate’s analysis reveals that the against-the-person crime rate in Yeelanna is 1136 per one hundred thousand inhabitants while the South Australia average rate is 1218. So, one’s chances of becoming a victim of crimes against the person (violent crime) in Yeelanna is 1 in 87. The crimes against the person included in this analysis are homicide, acts intended to cause injury, robbery, and other offences against the person.

From our analysis, we discovered that your odds of becoming a victim of a property crime, if you live in Yeelanna, is 1 in 87. This is equal to a rate of 1136 per one hundred thousand residents compared to a rate of 4816 per 100,000 residents for South Australia state. It’s worth mentioning that the property crimes tracked here include theft, fraud, property damage, and serious criminal trespass.

Yeelanna Crime Rates by Offences Division

DivisionNumber of CrimesCrime Rate (Per 100,000 Residents)
Offences against the person11136
Property and deception offences11136
Total22273

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.

Yeelanna 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 87

In Yeelanna

1 in 81

In South Australia

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

Violent crimes against the person in Yeelanna vs SA in Australia

Crimes Against the Person: Yeelanna vs South Australia

Yeelanna population: 88

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)11965111361105
Robbery0625035
Abduction, harassment and other offences0419024
Blackmail and extortion09305
Other offences against the person01334075

Here is a breakdown of the major Crimes against the person

CrimesNo, of offencesRate
Common Assault00
Serious Assault resulting in injury00
Serious Assault not resulting in injury11136

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

Yeelanna 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 87

In Yeelanna

1 in 20

In South Australia

Offences Against Property Comparison (Per 100,000 Residents)

Property offences in Yeelanna vs SA

Against Property offences: Yeelanna vs South Australia

Yeelanna population: 88

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 offences18578411361640
Serious criminal trespass (burglary)0124770702
Fraud, deception and related offences043910247
Property damage and environmental02099701181

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

CrimesNo, of offencesRate
Theft/Illegal use of motor vehicle00
Theft from motor vehicle00
Theft from shop00
Property damage by fire or explosion (Arson)00
Unlawful entry - Residence00
Unlawful entry - Non Residence00

Yeelanna Crimes per Square KM

Crimes per square km in Yeelanna vs SA

How many murders in Yeelanna in 2022?

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

What’s the most common crime in Yeelanna?

According to the latest available data from South Australia Police (SAPOL), the most common type of crime in Yeelanna is Serious Assault not resulting in injury.

What is the crime rate in Yeelanna?

The overall crime rate in Yeelanna, as measured by the number of reported offences per 100,000 population was 2273 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 Yeelanna a safe place to live in?

Yeelanna is safer than 75% of suburbs across Australia and the crime rates are below average to the majority of suburbs in Australia. Compared to South Australia suburbs, Yeelanna is safer than 57% of other suburbs in the state which are considered high safety scores in South Australia.

Total Crime Stats of Yeelanna

DivisionSubdivisionOffence typeYear (2021)Year (2022)
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYOther acts intended to cause injury00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONAbduction, harassment and other offences00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONThreatening behaviour00
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 offences00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENCESBlackmail and extortion00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYAssault police00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONSEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCESNon-assaultive sexual offences00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENCESAggravated robbery00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYCommon Assault00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYSerious Assault resulting in injury00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONOTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONDangerous or negligent acts00
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURYSerious Assault not resulting in injury01
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESOther theft11
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft from shop00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYFRAUD DECEPTION AND RELATED OFFENCESOther fraud, deception and related offences00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALOther property damage and environmental00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft from motor vehicle00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESReceive or handle proceeds of crime00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Other unlawful entry with intent00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYFRAUD DECEPTION AND RELATED OFFENCESObtain benefit by deception00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Unlawful entry - Non Residence00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTHEFT AND RELATED OFFENCESTheft/Illegal use of motor vehicle00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALGraffiti00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYSERIOUS CRIMINAL TRESPASS (burglary)Unlawful entry - Residence00
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYPROPERTY DAMAGE AND ENVIRONMENTALProperty damage by fire or explosion (Arson)00

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