Barossa crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Barossa is a council area in South Australia with about 26,817 residents. It has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 353rd 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 break-ins (20th percentile), assault (13th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 26.
In 2025-26: violent 395 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); property 1,342 per 100,000 (-34% vs five years earlier); break-ins 224 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); theft 343 per 100,000 (-64% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 62nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barossa council area is 3.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (94 public and 104 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 46 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 17.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 17.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.6% 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 | 395 | 106 | +0% |
| Property | 1,342 | 360 | -34% |
| Break-ins | 224 | 60 | -23% |
| Theft | 343 | 92 | -64% |
Questions
Is Barossa safe?
Barossa recorded 395 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 70% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 69% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 15.3 out of 100 (very low), 353rd 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 Barossa?
60 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 224 per 100,000 residents, about 66% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Barossa council area
Altona · Angaston · Barossa · Barossa Goldfields · Bethany · Cockatoo Valley · Concordia · Cromer · Eden Valley · Flaxman Valley · Hewett · Jutland · Kalbeeba · Krondorf · Light Pass · Lyndoch · Moculta · Moorooroo · Mount Crawford · Mount McKenzie · Mount Pleasant · Nuriootpa · Penrice · Pewsey Vale · Rosedale · Rowland Flat · Sandy Creek · Springton · Stockwell · Tanunda · Taunton · Vine Vale · Williamstown
Postcodes in the Barossa council area
5118 · 5235 · 5350 · 5351 · 5352 · 5353 · 5355
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