Gawler crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Gawler is a council area in South Australia with about 27,564 residents. It has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 146th 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 (65th percentile), homicide (63rd percentile), robbery (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 55.
In 2025-26: violent 1,157 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 4,132 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 508 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); theft 1,843 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Gawler council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.7% of occupied homes (389 public and 87 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 86 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 32.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 17.8% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.1% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 4.3% of homes; about 32.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 18.1% 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 | 1,157 | 319 | +7% |
| Property | 4,132 | 1,139 | -5% |
| Break-ins | 508 | 140 | +19% |
| Theft | 1,843 | 508 | -9% |
Questions
Is Gawler safe?
Gawler recorded 1,160 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 11% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 10% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 54.4 out of 100 (moderate), 146th 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 Gawler?
140 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 508 per 100,000 residents, about 24% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Gawler
- Stabbing incident Smithfield Plains · Smithfield Plains, 6 Oct 2026 · 8 km away
- Armed man arrested at Craigmore · Craigmore, 29 Sept 2026 · 10 km away
- Fatal crash at Lewiston · Lewiston, 25 Sept 2026 · 13 km away
- Arrest after man stabbed at Elizabeth · Elizabeth, 8 Sept 2026 · 13 km away
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Suburbs in the Gawler council area
Evanston · Evanston Gardens · Evanston Park · Evanston South · Gawler · Gawler East · Gawler South · Gawler West · Hillier · Kudla · Reid · Willaston
Postcodes in the Gawler council area
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