Peterborough crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Peterborough is a council area in South Australia with about 1,701 residents. It has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 164th 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 (78th percentile), homicide (98th percentile), break-ins (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 60.
In 2025-26: violent 1,705 per 100,000 (+42% vs five years earlier); property 2,646 per 100,000 (-51% vs five years earlier); break-ins 705 per 100,000 (-59% vs five years earlier); theft 647 per 100,000 (-64% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 12th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Peterborough council area is 12% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (22 public and 5 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.9% 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 9.8% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 35.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% 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 | 1,705 | 29 | +42% |
| Property | 2,646 | 45 | -51% |
| Break-ins | 705 | 12 | -59% |
| Theft | 647 | 11 | -64% |
Questions
Is Peterborough safe?
Peterborough recorded 1,700 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 31% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 33% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 51.4 out of 100 (moderate), 164th 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 Peterborough?
12 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 705 per 100,000 residents, about 6% higher than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Peterborough
- Man arrested at Peterborough · Peterborough, 23 Oct 2026 · 16 km away
Suburbs in the Peterborough council area
Cavenagh · Coglin · Dawson · Gumbowie · Hardy · Minvalara · Nackara · Oodla Wirra · Paratoo · Parnaroo · Peterborough · Sunnybrae · Ucolta · Yongala
Postcodes in the Peterborough council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-peterborough/ · Australian Crime Map