Campbelltown crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Campbelltown is a council area in South Australia with about 58,826 residents. It has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 274th 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 (68th percentile), robbery (54th percentile), assault (26th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 32.
In 2025-26: violent 639 per 100,000 (+60% vs five years earlier); property 2,269 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 320 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); theft 923 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 43rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Campbelltown council area is 5.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (625 public and 282 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 105 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 37.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in Italy, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.4% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 18.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 38.2% 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 | 639 | 376 | +60% |
| Property | 2,269 | 1,335 | -8% |
| Break-ins | 320 | 188 | -28% |
| Theft | 923 | 543 | -27% |
Questions
Is Campbelltown safe?
Campbelltown recorded 639 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 51% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 50% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 34.9 out of 100 (low), 274th 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 Campbelltown?
188 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 320 per 100,000 residents, about 52% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Campbelltown
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Robbery at St Peters · Saint Peters, 12 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Police release CCTV of Magill post office robbery · Magill, 9 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Man charged over Rostrevor shooting incident · Rostrevor, 25 Sept 2026 · 1 km away
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Suburbs in the Campbelltown council area
Athelstone · Campbelltown · Hectorville · Magill · Newton · Paradise · Rostrevor · Tranmere · Tranmere North
Postcodes in the Campbelltown council area
5072 · 5073 · 5074 · 5075 · 5076
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