Cleve crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Cleve is a council area in South Australia with about 1,771 residents. It has a Crime Score 12 out of 100 (very low), 356th 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 robbery (34th percentile), homicide (18th percentile), assault (10th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 7.
In 2025-26: violent 508 per 100,000 (+351% vs five years earlier); property 1,129 per 100,000 (+100% vs five years earlier); break-ins 339 per 100,000 (+501% vs five years earlier); theft 282 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cleve council area is 1.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.6% of occupied homes (14 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 2 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, South Africa, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.3% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 11.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.8% 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 | 508 | 9 | +351% |
| Property | 1,129 | 20 | +100% |
| Break-ins | 339 | 6 | +501% |
| Theft | 282 | 5 | +25% |
Questions
Is Cleve safe?
Cleve recorded 508 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 61% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 60% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 12.2 out of 100 (very low), 356th 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 Cleve?
6 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 339 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Cleve council area
Arno Bay · Boonerdo · Boothby · Campoona · Cleve · Darke · Darke Peak · Hambidge · Heggaton · Hincks · Jamieson · Kielpa · Mangalo · Mann · Murlong · Pascoe · Roberts · Rudall · Smeaton · Verran · Waddikee · Wharminda · Yadnarie
Postcodes in the Cleve council area
5602 · 5603 · 5633 · 5640 · 5642
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-cleve/ · Australian Crime Map