Loxton Waikerie crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Loxton Waikerie is a council area in South Australia with about 11,971 residents. It has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 272nd 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 (67th percentile), assault (38th percentile), break-ins (51st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 827 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); property 2,306 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 560 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); theft 718 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 32nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Loxton Waikerie council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4% of occupied homes (132 public and 53 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.8% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 16.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.2% 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 | 827 | 99 | +20% |
| Property | 2,306 | 276 | +11% |
| Break-ins | 560 | 67 | +31% |
| Theft | 718 | 86 | -13% |
Questions
Is Loxton Waikerie safe?
Loxton Waikerie recorded 827 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 36% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 35% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 35.3 out of 100 (low), 272nd 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 Loxton Waikerie?
67 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 560 per 100,000 residents, about 16% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Loxton Waikerie
- Driver arrested over Riverland crash · Lowbank, 23 Oct 2026 · 35 km away
Suburbs in the Loxton Waikerie council area
Alawoona · Allen · Bakara Well · Billiatt · Bookpurnong · Boolgun · Bugle Hut · Caliph · Devlins Pound · Golden Heights · Good Hope Landing · Gordon · Holder · Holder Siding · Kanni · Kekwick · Kingston on Murray · Kringin · Lowbank · Loxton · Loxton North · Maggea · Malpas · Markaranka · McGorrery · Meribah · Moorook · Moorook South · Murbko · Naidia · New Residence · New Well · Notts Well · Paisley · Paruna · Pata · Peebinga · Pooginook · Pyap · Pyap West · Qualco · Ramco · Ramco Heights · Schell Well · Stockyard Plain · Sunlands · Taldra · Taplan · Taylorville · Veitch · Waikerie · Wappilka · Wigley Flat · Woodleigh · Woolpunda · Wunkar · Yinkanie
Postcodes in the Loxton Waikerie council area
5304 · 5310 · 5311 · 5320 · 5322 · 5331 · 5332 · 5333 · 5354 · 5357
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