Renmark Paringa crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Renmark Paringa is a council area in South Australia with about 10,274 residents. It has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 220th 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 (60th percentile), homicide (71st percentile), break-ins (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 1,080 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); property 3,193 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 457 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); theft 1,304 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 22nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Renmark Paringa council area is 4.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.9% of occupied homes (149 public and 40 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 62 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 61.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, Greece. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 60.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.5% 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 | 1,080 | 111 | -4% |
| Property | 3,193 | 328 | +26% |
| Break-ins | 457 | 47 | +6% |
| Theft | 1,304 | 134 | +12% |
Questions
Is Renmark Paringa safe?
Renmark Paringa recorded 1,080 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 17% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 16% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.9 out of 100 (moderate), 220th 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 Renmark Paringa?
47 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 457 per 100,000 residents, about 31% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Renmark Paringa council area
Chaffey · Cooltong · Crescent · Gurra Gurra · Lyrup · Mundic Creek · Murtho · Old Calperum · Paringa · Pike River · Renmark · Renmark North · Renmark South · Renmark West · Wonuarra · Yamba
Postcodes in the Renmark Paringa council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-renmark-paringa/ · Australian Crime Map