Prospect crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Prospect is a council area in South Australia with about 23,459 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 214th 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 (61st percentile), theft (89th percentile), homicide (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 563 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); property 5,367 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 669 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); theft 2,775 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Prospect council area is 4.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (232 public and 106 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 37 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.2 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 29.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, Vietnam. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 16 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 30.1% 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 | 563 | 132 | -6% |
| Property | 5,367 | 1,259 | +13% |
| Break-ins | 669 | 157 | -13% |
| Theft | 2,775 | 651 | -1% |
Questions
Is Prospect safe?
Prospect recorded 563 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 57% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 56% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 45.1 out of 100 (moderate), 214th 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 Prospect?
157 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 669 per 100,000 residents, close to the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Prospect
- Death in Adelaide CBD · Adelaide, 1 Nov 2026 · 4 km away
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Robbery at St Peters · Saint Peters, 12 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Stabbing in the western suburbs · Ferryden Park, 22 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Prospect council area
Collinswood · Fitzroy · Medindie Gardens · Nailsworth · Prospect · Prospect East · Thorngate
Postcodes in the Prospect council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-prospect/ · Australian Crime Map