Norwood Payneham and St Peters crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Norwood Payneham and St Peters is a council area in South Australia with about 40,845 residents. It has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 221st 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 break-ins (59th percentile), theft (86th percentile), assault (31st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 44.
In 2025-26: violent 673 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 4,568 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 607 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); theft 2,252 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 41st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area is 5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (543 public and 216 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 71 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 32.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in China, England, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 4.3% of homes; about 18.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 32.9% 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 | 673 | 275 | +25% |
| Property | 4,568 | 1,866 | +5% |
| Break-ins | 607 | 248 | -13% |
| Theft | 2,252 | 920 | -7% |
Questions
Is Norwood Payneham and St Peters safe?
Norwood Payneham and St Peters recorded 673 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 48% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 47% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.8 out of 100 (moderate), 221st 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 Norwood Payneham and St Peters?
248 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 607 per 100,000 residents, about 9% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Norwood Payneham and St Peters
- Death in Adelaide CBD · Adelaide, 1 Nov 2026 · 4 km away
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Robbery at St Peters · Saint Peters, 12 Oct 2026 · 1 km away
- Police release CCTV of Magill post office robbery · Magill, 9 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
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Suburbs in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area
College Park · Evandale · Felixstow · Firle · Glynde · Hackney · Heathpool · Joslin · Kensington · Kent Town · Marden · Marryatville · Maylands · Norwood · Payneham · Payneham South · Royston Park · Saint Morris · Saint Peters · Stepney · Trinity Gardens
Postcodes in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area
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