Mitcham crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Mitcham is a council area in South Australia with about 71,267 residents. It has a Crime Score 25 out of 100 (low), 308th 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 (37th percentile), theft (52nd percentile), break-ins (28th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.
In 2025-26: violent 431 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); property 2,538 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 319 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); theft 1,240 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 57th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mitcham council area is 4.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.6% of occupied homes (193 public and 204 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 116 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 1.4% of homes; about 16.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.1% 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 | 431 | 307 | +21% |
| Property | 2,538 | 1,809 | +6% |
| Break-ins | 319 | 227 | -25% |
| Theft | 1,240 | 884 | -0% |
Questions
Is Mitcham safe?
Mitcham recorded 431 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 67% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 66% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 24.6 out of 100 (low), 308th 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 Mitcham?
227 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 319 per 100,000 residents, about 52% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Mitcham
- Death in Adelaide CBD · Adelaide, 1 Nov 2026 · 7 km away
- Residents evacuated after suspicious fire at Brooklyn Park · Brooklyn Park, 22 Oct 2026 · 9 km away
- Police investigate an unexplained death · Glen Osmond, 10 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 9 km away
- Police pursuit ends in arrest at Clarence Gardens · Clarence Gardens, 4 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
Part of Adelaide: Adelaide crime rate and crime map.
Suburbs in the Mitcham council area
Bedford Park · Belair · Bellevue Heights · Blackwood · Brown Hill Creek · Clapham · Clarence Gardens · Colonel Light Gardens · Craigburn Farm · Cumberland Park · Daw Park · Eden Hills · Glenalta · Hawthorn · Hawthorndene · Kingswood · Leawood Gardens · Lower Mitcham · Lynton · Melrose Park · Mitcham · Netherby · Panorama · Pasadena · Saint Marys · Springfield · Torrens Park · Urrbrae · Westbourne Park
Postcodes in the Mitcham council area
5039 · 5041 · 5042 · 5050 · 5051 · 5052 · 5062 · 5064 · 5150
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