Adelaide Hills crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Adelaide Hills is a council area in South Australia with about 42,875 residents. It has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 355th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (62nd percentile), robbery (13th percentile), sexual offences (10th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 13.
In 2025-26: violent 294 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); property 1,224 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); break-ins 210 per 100,000 (-31% vs five years earlier); theft 422 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 67th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Adelaide Hills council area is 3.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.6% of occupied homes (20 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 17.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 0.6% of homes; about 5.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 17.7% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 294 | 126 | -3% |
| Property | 1,224 | 525 | -3% |
| Break-ins | 210 | 90 | -31% |
| Theft | 422 | 181 | -11% |
Questions
Is Adelaide Hills safe?
Adelaide Hills recorded 294 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 77% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 77% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 15 out of 100 (very low), 355th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Adelaide Hills?
90 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 210 per 100,000 residents, about 69% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Adelaide Hills
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 13 km away
- Police investigate an unexplained death · Glen Osmond, 10 Oct 2026 · 13 km away
- Police release CCTV of Magill post office robbery · Magill, 9 Oct 2026 · 10 km away
- Man charged over Rostrevor shooting incident · Rostrevor, 25 Sept 2026 · 10 km away
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Suburbs in the Adelaide Hills council area
Aldgate · Ashton · Balhannah · Basket Range · Birdwood · Bradbury · Bridgewater · Carey Gully · Castambul · Chain of Ponds · Charleston · Cherryville · Cleland · Crafers · Crafers West · Cudlee Creek · Dorset Vale · Forest Range · Forreston · Greenhill · Gumeracha · Heathfield · Horsnell Gully · Houghton · Inglewood · Inverbrackie · Ironbank · Kenton Valley · Kersbrook · Lenswood · Lobethal · Longwood · Lower Hermitage · Marble Hill · Millbrook · Montacute · Mount George · Mount Torrens · Mylor · Norton Summit · Oakbank · Onkaparinga · Para Wirra · Paracombe · Piccadilly · Scott Creek · Stirling · Summertown · Talunga · Teringie · Upper Hermitage · Upper Sturt · Uraidla · Verdun · Woodforde · Woodside
Postcodes in the Adelaide Hills council area
5072 · 5076 · 5131 · 5132 · 5133 · 5134 · 5136 · 5137 · 5138 · 5139 · 5140 · 5141 · 5142 · 5144 · 5151 · 5152 · 5153 · 5154 · 5155 · 5156 · 5157 · 5231 · 5232 · 5233 · 5234 · 5240 · 5241 · 5242 · 5243 · 5244 · 5245
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