Salisbury crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Salisbury is a council area in South Australia with about 151,019 residents. It has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 120th 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 (72nd percentile), robbery (80th percentile), theft (90th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 1,521 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 5,647 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); break-ins 691 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); theft 2,459 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 14th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Salisbury council area is 7.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.4% of occupied homes (2,738 public and 604 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 810 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 54.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 35.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Vietnam. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.5% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 5.8% of homes; about 53.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 36.2% 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 | 1,521 | 2,297 | +15% |
| Property | 5,647 | 8,528 | +3% |
| Break-ins | 691 | 1,043 | +7% |
| Theft | 2,459 | 3,714 | -19% |
Questions
Is Salisbury safe?
Salisbury recorded 1,520 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 17% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 19% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 60.8 out of 100 (high), 120th 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 Salisbury?
1,043 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 691 per 100,000 residents, close to the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Salisbury
- Stabbing at Salisbury North · Salisbury North, 12 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Abduction arrest Paralowie · Paralowie, 7 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Stabbing in the western suburbs · Ferryden Park, 22 Sept 2026 · 11 km away
- Trio arrested over Salisbury stabbing · Salisbury, 20 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Arrest after man stabbed at Elizabeth · Elizabeth, 8 Sept 2026 · 8 km away
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Suburbs in the Salisbury council area
Bolivar · Brahma Lodge · Burton · Cavan · Direk · Dry Creek · Edinburgh · Globe Derby Park · Green Fields · Gulfview Heights · Ingle Farm · Mawson Lakes · Para Hills · Para Hills West · Para Vista · Parafield · Parafield Gardens · Paralowie · Pooraka · Saint Kilda · Salisbury · Salisbury Downs · Salisbury East · Salisbury Heights · Salisbury North · Salisbury Park · Salisbury Plain · Salisbury South · Salisbury South BC · Salisbury South DC · Walkley Heights · Yatala
Postcodes in the Salisbury council area
5085 · 5093 · 5094 · 5095 · 5096 · 5098 · 5106 · 5107 · 5108 · 5109 · 5110 · 5111
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