Port Lincoln crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Port Lincoln is a council area in South Australia with about 15,065 residents. It has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 84th 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 (88th percentile), break-ins (92nd percentile), robbery (87th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 2,821 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); property 10,096 per 100,000 (+63% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,137 per 100,000 (+71% vs five years earlier); theft 3,365 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 7th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Port Lincoln council area is 4.6% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 9% of occupied homes (471 public and 46 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 80 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.5% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 8.2% of homes; about 52.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.6% 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 | 2,821 | 425 | +57% |
| Property | 10,096 | 1,521 | +63% |
| Break-ins | 2,137 | 322 | +71% |
| Theft | 3,365 | 507 | +56% |
Questions
Is Port Lincoln safe?
Port Lincoln recorded 2,820 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.2 times the South Australia rate (1,300) and 2.2 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 67.3 out of 100 (high), 84th 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 Port Lincoln?
322 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,140 per 100,000 residents, 3.2 times the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Port Lincoln
- Arrest after Port Lincoln break-in and robbery · Port Lincoln, 26 Sept 2026
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Postcodes in the Port Lincoln council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-port-lincoln/ · Australian Crime Map