Mid Murray crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Mid Murray is a council area in South Australia with about 9,674 residents. It has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 252nd 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 (51st percentile), homicide (73rd percentile), break-ins (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 45.
In 2025-26: violent 1,034 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 2,419 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 589 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); theft 848 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mid Murray council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (52 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 22 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 23.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.1% 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 5.3% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 22.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.3% 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 | 1,034 | 100 | +24% |
| Property | 2,419 | 234 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 589 | 57 | -14% |
| Theft | 848 | 82 | -30% |
Questions
Is Mid Murray safe?
Mid Murray recorded 1,030 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 20% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 19% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 38.6 out of 100 (low), 252nd 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 Mid Murray?
57 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 589 per 100,000 residents, about 12% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Mid Murray council area
Angas · Angas Valley · Anna · Annadale · Apamurra · Bagot · Beatty · Beaumonts · Big Bend · Black Hill · Blanchetown · Bolto · Brenda Park · Cadell · Cadell Lagoon · Caloote · Cambrai · Caurnamont · Claypans · Cowirra · Dutton · Dutton East · Eba · Finniss · Fisher · Five Miles · Forster · Frahns · Frayville · Hay · Jellicoe · Julanka Holdings · Keyneton · Lake Carlet · Langs Landing · Lindley · Mannum · Marks Landing · Maude · McBean Pound · Milendella · Morgan · Morphetts Flat · Mount Mary · Nildottie · North West Bend · Old Teal Flat · Palmer · Pellaring Flat · Pompoota · Ponde · Port Mannum · Punthari · Punyelroo · Purnong · Ridley · Rocky Point · Sanderston · Sandleton · Sedan · Skurray · Steinfeld · Stuart · Sunnydale · Swan Reach · Teal Flat · Tepko · Towitta · Truro · Tungkillo · Walker Flat · Wombats Rest · Wongulla · Younghusband · Younghusband Holdings · Zadows Landing
Postcodes in the Mid Murray council area
5236 · 5237 · 5238 · 5254 · 5320 · 5321 · 5353 · 5354 · 5356 · 5357 · 5374
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