Holdfast Bay crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Holdfast Bay is a council area in South Australia with about 39,683 residents. It has a Crime Score 41 out of 100 (moderate), 240th 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 (48th percentile), theft (79th percentile), robbery (60th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 45.
In 2025-26: violent 862 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 3,790 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 524 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,928 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 31st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Holdfast Bay council area is 3.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (211 public and 233 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 57 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 14.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.8% 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 | 862 | 342 | +7% |
| Property | 3,790 | 1,504 | -11% |
| Break-ins | 524 | 208 | -15% |
| Theft | 1,928 | 765 | -15% |
Questions
Is Holdfast Bay safe?
Holdfast Bay recorded 862 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 34% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 33% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41.1 out of 100 (moderate), 240th 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 Holdfast Bay?
208 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 524 per 100,000 residents, about 21% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Holdfast Bay
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Suburbs in the Holdfast Bay council area
Brighton · Glenelg · Glenelg East · Glenelg North · Glenelg South · Hove · Kingston Park · North Brighton · Seacliff · Somerton Park · South Brighton
Postcodes in the Holdfast Bay council area
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