Light crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Light is a council area in South Australia with about 17,317 residents. It has a Crime Score 21 out of 100 (low), 332nd 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 homicide (56th percentile), vehicle theft (38th percentile), robbery (27th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.
In 2025-26: violent 393 per 100,000 (+47% vs five years earlier); property 1,721 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 341 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 577 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 63rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Light council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (39 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 37 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.8% 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 2.8% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 0.8% of homes; about 22.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12% 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 | 393 | 68 | +47% |
| Property | 1,721 | 298 | -5% |
| Break-ins | 341 | 59 | -12% |
| Theft | 577 | 100 | -24% |
Questions
Is Light safe?
Light recorded 393 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 70% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 69% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 20.9 out of 100 (low), 332nd 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 Light?
59 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 341 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Light
- Driver caught speeding at scene of fatal crash at Daveyston · Daveyston, 14 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
Suburbs in the Light council area
Allendale North · Bagot Well · Belvidere · Bethel · Buchfelde · Daveyston · Ebenezer · Fords · Freeling · Gawler Belt · Gawler River · Gomersal · Greenock · Hamilton · Kangaroo Flat · Kapunda · Kingsford · Koonunga · Light · Linwood · Magdala · Marananga · Moppa · Morn Hill · Mudla Wirra · Nain · Pinkerton Plains · Roseworthy · Saint Johns · Saint Kitts · Seppeltsfield · Shea-Oak Log · Stone Well · Templers · Ward Belt · Wasleys · Woolsheds
Postcodes in the Light council area
5118 · 5352 · 5355 · 5356 · 5360 · 5371 · 5372 · 5373 · 5400 · 5410
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