Victor Harbor crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Victor Harbor is a council area in South Australia with about 17,457 residents. It has a Crime Score 28 out of 100 (low), 298th 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 homicide (75th percentile), assault (30th percentile), break-ins (32nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2025-26: violent 613 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); property 2,039 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 493 per 100,000 (+84% vs five years earlier); theft 716 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Victor Harbor council area is 5.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (48 public and 92 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 21 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 12.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 20.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 1.8% of homes; about 12.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 20.6% 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 | 613 | 107 | -5% |
| Property | 2,039 | 356 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 493 | 86 | +84% |
| Theft | 716 | 125 | -1% |
Questions
Is Victor Harbor safe?
Victor Harbor recorded 613 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 53% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 52% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 28.2 out of 100 (low), 298th 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 Victor Harbor?
86 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 493 per 100,000 residents, about 26% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Victor Harbor council area
Back Valley · Encounter Bay · Hayborough · Hindmarsh Tiers · Hindmarsh Valley · Inman Valley · Lower Inman Valley · McCracken · Mount Jagged · Victor Harbor · Waitpinga
Postcodes in the Victor Harbor council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-victor-harbor/ · Australian Crime Map