Flinders Ranges crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Flinders Ranges is a council area in South Australia with about 1,662 residents. It has a Crime Score 32 out of 100 (low), 286th 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 (58th percentile), break-ins (70th percentile), property damage (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 22.
In 2025-26: violent 1,264 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); property 2,768 per 100,000 (+112% vs five years earlier); break-ins 903 per 100,000 (+117% vs five years earlier); theft 722 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 17th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Flinders Ranges council area is 4.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.5% of occupied homes (27 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.5% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 5% of homes; about 35 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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 | 1,264 | 21 | +52% |
| Property | 2,768 | 46 | +112% |
| Break-ins | 903 | 15 | +117% |
| Theft | 722 | 12 | +52% |
Questions
Is Flinders Ranges safe?
Flinders Ranges recorded 1,260 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, close to the South Australia rate (1,300) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 31.6 out of 100 (low), 286th 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 Flinders Ranges?
15 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 903 per 100,000 residents, about 35% higher than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Flinders Ranges council area
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Postcodes in the Flinders Ranges council area
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