Murray Bridge crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Murray Bridge is a council area in South Australia with about 23,539 residents. It has a Crime Score 60 out of 100 (moderate), 126th 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 (84th percentile), homicide (77th percentile), break-ins (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 2,328 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 5,349 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 986 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); theft 2,031 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murray Bridge council area is 6.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (477 public and 84 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 168 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 74.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.6% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 73.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.8% 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 | 2,328 | 548 | +15% |
| Property | 5,349 | 1,259 | +16% |
| Break-ins | 986 | 232 | +18% |
| Theft | 2,031 | 478 | +6% |
Questions
Is Murray Bridge safe?
Murray Bridge recorded 2,330 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 79% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 82% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 59.7 out of 100 (moderate), 126th 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 Murray Bridge?
232 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 986 per 100,000 residents, about 48% higher than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Murray Bridge council area
Avoca Dell · Brinkley · Burdett · Callington · Chapman Bore · Ettrick · Gifford Hill · Greenbanks · Jervois · Kepa · Lake Alexandrina · Long Flat · Mobilong · Monarto · Monarto South · Monteith · Mulgundawa · Murrawong · Murray Bridge · Murray Bridge East · Murray Bridge North · Murray Bridge South · Mypolonga · Nalpa · Northern Heights · Pallamana · Riverglades · Riverglen · Rockleigh · Rocky Gully · Sunnyside · Swanport · Toora · Wall Flat · Wellington · White Hill · White Sands · Willow Banks · Woodlane · Woods Point
Postcodes in the Murray Bridge council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-murray-bridge/ · Australian Crime Map