Berri Barmera crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Berri Barmera is a council area in South Australia with about 10,758 residents. It has a Crime Score 40 out of 100 (low), 247th 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 assault (76th percentile), break-ins (49th percentile), theft (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
In 2025-26: violent 1,775 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 3,551 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 613 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); theft 1,227 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 11th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Berri Barmera council area is 5.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (247 public and 42 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 73 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 68 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Greece. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 66.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.4% 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 | 1,775 | 191 | +15% |
| Property | 3,551 | 382 | +23% |
| Break-ins | 613 | 66 | +46% |
| Theft | 1,227 | 132 | +3% |
Questions
Is Berri Barmera safe?
Berri Barmera recorded 1,780 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 37% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 39% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 39.5 out of 100 (low), 247th 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 Berri Barmera?
66 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 613 per 100,000 residents, about 8% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Berri Barmera council area
Barmera · Berri · Cobdogla · Glossop · Katarapko · Loveday · Winkie
Postcodes in the Berri Barmera council area
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