Burnside crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Burnside is a council area in South Australia with about 48,257 residents. It has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 314th 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 (40th percentile), homicide (39th percentile), theft (42nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 28.
In 2025-26: violent 373 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); property 2,323 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 472 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); theft 881 per 100,000 (-39% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 66th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Burnside council area is 4.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (118 public and 91 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 35 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 7.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 33.8% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in China, England, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 7.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 34.3% 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 | 373 | 180 | +52% |
| Property | 2,323 | 1,121 | -9% |
| Break-ins | 472 | 228 | -14% |
| Theft | 881 | 425 | -39% |
Questions
Is Burnside safe?
Burnside recorded 373 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 71% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 71% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 23.9 out of 100 (low), 314th 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 Burnside?
228 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 472 per 100,000 residents, about 29% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Burnside
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Robbery at St Peters · Saint Peters, 12 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Police investigate an unexplained death · Glen Osmond, 10 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Police release CCTV of Magill post office robbery · Magill, 9 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Burnside council area
Auldana · Beaumont · Beulah Park · Burnside · Dulwich · Eastwood · Erindale · Frewville · Glen Osmond · Glenside · Glenunga · Hazelwood Park · Kensington Gardens · Kensington Park · Leabrook · Linden Park · Mount Osmond · Rose Park · Rosslyn Park · Saint Georges · Skye · Stonyfell · Toorak Gardens · Tusmore · Waterfall Gully · Wattle Park
Postcodes in the Burnside council area
5063 · 5064 · 5065 · 5066 · 5067 · 5068 · 5072
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