Playford crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Playford is a council area in South Australia with about 115,790 residents. It has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 45th 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 (85th percentile), break-ins (83rd percentile), homicide (81st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 74.
In 2025-26: violent 2,203 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); property 7,508 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); break-ins 973 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); theft 3,290 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Playford council area is 9.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.8% of occupied homes (2,500 public and 600 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 796 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 76.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Afghanistan, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 8.1% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 8% of homes; about 75.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 23.6% 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 | 2,203 | 2,551 | +5% |
| Property | 7,508 | 8,694 | -0% |
| Break-ins | 973 | 1,127 | -9% |
| Theft | 3,290 | 3,809 | -13% |
Questions
Is Playford safe?
Playford recorded 2,200 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 70% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 72% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 73.9 out of 100 (high), 45th 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 Playford?
1,127 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 973 per 100,000 residents, about 46% higher than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Playford
- Stabbing at Salisbury North · Salisbury North, 12 Oct 2026 · 7 km away
- Stabbing incident Smithfield Plains · Smithfield Plains, 6 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Armed man arrested at Craigmore · Craigmore, 29 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Trio arrested over Salisbury stabbing · Salisbury, 20 Sept 2026 · 8 km away
- Arrest after man stabbed at Elizabeth · Elizabeth, 8 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
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Suburbs in the Playford council area
Andrews Farm · Angle Vale · Bibaringa · Blakeview · Buckland Park · Craigmore · Davoren Park · Davoren Park South · Edinburgh North · Elizabeth · Elizabeth Downs · Elizabeth East · Elizabeth Grove · Elizabeth North · Elizabeth Park · Elizabeth South · Elizabeth Vale · Elizabeth West DC · Hillbank · Humbug Scrub · MacDonald Park · Munno Para · Munno Para Downs · Munno Para West · One Tree Hill · Penfield · Penfield Gardens · Sampson Flat · Smithfield · Smithfield Plains · Uleybury · Virginia · Waterloo Corner · Yattalunga
Postcodes in the Playford council area
5110 · 5112 · 5113 · 5114 · 5115 · 5117 · 5118 · 5120 · 5121
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