Charles Sturt crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Charles Sturt is a council area in South Australia with about 130,841 residents. It has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 118th 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 (62nd percentile), break-ins (72nd percentile), homicide (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 1,165 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); property 6,093 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 783 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); theft 2,822 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Charles Sturt council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.8% of occupied homes (2,888 public and 932 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 469 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 29.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 7.1% of homes; about 36.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 29.8% 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 | 1,165 | 1,524 | +33% |
| Property | 6,093 | 7,972 | +19% |
| Break-ins | 783 | 1,024 | -2% |
| Theft | 2,822 | 3,692 | +3% |
Questions
Is Charles Sturt safe?
Charles Sturt recorded 1,160 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 10% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 9% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 61.1 out of 100 (high), 118th 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 Charles Sturt?
1,024 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 783 per 100,000 residents, about 17% higher than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Charles Sturt
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Suburbs in the Charles Sturt council area
Albert Park · Allenby Gardens · Athol Park · Beverley · Bowden · Brompton · Cheltenham · Croydon · Findon · Flinders Park · Fulham Gardens · Grange · Hendon · Henley Beach · Henley Beach South · Hindmarsh · Kidman Park · Kilkenny · Ovingham · Pennington · Renown Park · Ridleyton · Royal Park · Saint Clair · Seaton · Semaphore Park · Tennyson · Welland · West Croydon · West Hindmarsh · West Lakes · West Lakes Shore · Woodville · Woodville North · Woodville Park · Woodville South · Woodville West
Postcodes in the Charles Sturt council area
5007 · 5008 · 5009 · 5011 · 5012 · 5013 · 5014 · 5019 · 5020 · 5021 · 5022 · 5023 · 5024 · 5025 · 5082
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