Tea Tree Gully crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Tea Tree Gully is a council area in South Australia with about 105,120 residents. It has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 263rd 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 robbery (63rd percentile), assault (34th percentile), homicide (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 712 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); property 2,882 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 343 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); theft 1,308 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 40th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Tea Tree Gully council area is 4.6% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (1,128 public and 176 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 143 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 13.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 25.5% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 3.1% of homes; about 13.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 25.9% 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 | 712 | 748 | +11% |
| Property | 2,882 | 3,030 | +11% |
| Break-ins | 343 | 361 | +12% |
| Theft | 1,308 | 1,375 | -5% |
Questions
Is Tea Tree Gully safe?
Tea Tree Gully recorded 712 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 45% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 44% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 36.9 out of 100 (low), 263rd 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 Tea Tree Gully?
361 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 343 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Tea Tree Gully
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 11 km away
- Stabbing at Salisbury North · Salisbury North, 12 Oct 2026 · 11 km away
- Police release CCTV of Magill post office robbery · Magill, 9 Oct 2026 · 11 km away
- Man charged over Rostrevor shooting incident · Rostrevor, 25 Sept 2026 · 9 km away
- Trio arrested over Salisbury stabbing · Salisbury, 20 Sept 2026 · 8 km away
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Suburbs in the Tea Tree Gully council area
Banksia Park · Dernancourt · Fairview Park · Golden Grove · Gould Creek · Greenwith · Highbury · Holden Hill · Hope Valley · Modbury · Modbury Heights · Modbury North · Modbury North DC · Redwood Park · Ridgehaven · Saint Agnes · Surrey Downs · Tea Tree Gully · Vista · Wynn Vale · Yatala Vale
Postcodes in the Tea Tree Gully council area
5075 · 5088 · 5089 · 5090 · 5091 · 5092 · 5097 · 5114 · 5125 · 5126 · 5127
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