Unincorporated SA crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Unincorporated SA is a council area in South Australia with about 3,001 residents. It has a Crime Score 85 out of 100 (very high), 13th 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 (98th percentile), homicide (100th percentile), break-ins (99th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 82.
In 2025-26: violent 13,129 per 100,000 (+71% vs five years earlier); property 18,960 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); break-ins 5,332 per 100,000 (+60% vs five years earlier); theft 4,132 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 2nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Unincorporated SA council area is 5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 18.5% of occupied homes (144 public and 42 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 55 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 181 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.5% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.4% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 16.8% of homes; about 178 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.6% 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 | 13,129 | 394 | +71% |
| Property | 18,960 | 569 | +36% |
| Break-ins | 5,332 | 160 | +60% |
| Theft | 4,132 | 124 | -11% |
Questions
Is Unincorporated SA safe?
Unincorporated SA recorded 13,100 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 10.1 times the South Australia rate (1,300) and 10.3 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 84.9 out of 100 (very high), 13th 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 Unincorporated SA?
160 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 5,330 per 100,000 residents, 8 times the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Unincorporated SA
- Death at Coober Pedy not suspicious · Coober Pedy, 11 Sept 2026 · 364 km away
Suburbs in the Unincorporated SA council area
Abminga Station · Adams · Allandale Station · Alpana · Alton Downs Station · Andamooka · Andamooka Station · Angepena · Angorigina · Anna Creek · Arckaringa · Arcoona · Arkaroola · Ash · Ayers Range South · Bagster · Balah · Baratta · Batchelor · Beltana · Beltana Station · Benda · Bibliando · Bice · Billa Kalina · Bimbowrie · Bindarrah · Black Hill Station · Blinman · Bollards Lagoon · Bon Bon · Bookabie · Boolcoomatta · Bosworth · Bulgunnia · Bulloo Creek · Bunyeroo · Bunyung · Burgoyne · Burr Well · Caldwell · Callanna · Calperum Station · Canegrass · Carr · Carriewerloo · Castine · Chowilla · Chundaria · Clayton Station · Clifton Hills Station · Cockburn · Cohen · Commonwealth Hill · Coober Pedy · Coondambo · Coorabie · Cooyerdoo · Copley · Cordillo Downs · Corunna Station · Cotabena · Cowarie · Crown Point · Crozier · Cultana · Curnamona · Danggali · De Rose Hill · Devonborough Downs · Dulkaninna · Edeowie · Ediacara · Emeroo · Eringa · Erudina · Etadunna · Evelyn Downs · False Bay · Faraway Hill · Farina · Farina Station · Flinders Ranges · Florina Station · Fowlers Bay · French · Frome Downs · Gammon Ranges · Garden Island · Gawler Ranges · Gerard · Gidgealpa · Giles · Gilles Downs · Glendambo · Gluepot · Grampus · Gum Creek Station · Handyside · Hawks Nest Station · Hiltaba · Holowiliena · Holowiliena South · Illeroo · Ingomar · Innamincka · Iron Baron · Iron Knob · Island Lagoon · Kalabity · Kalamurina · Kalkaroo · Katunga Station · Keith · Kevin · Kingoonya · Kokatha · Kolendo · Kondoolka · Koonamore
Postcodes in the Unincorporated SA council area
5320 · 5341 · 5342 · 5343 · 5345 · 5433 · 5434 · 5600 · 5601 · 5655 · 5713 · 5719 · 5720 · 5724 · 5725 · 5734 · 5960
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