Wakefield crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Wakefield is a council area in South Australia with about 6,993 residents. It has a Crime Score 43 out of 100 (moderate), 227th 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 (90th percentile), assault (46th percentile), theft (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 32.
In 2025-26: violent 787 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 3,446 per 100,000 (+48% vs five years earlier); break-ins 472 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 1,616 per 100,000 (+90% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 36th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wakefield council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (19 public and 30 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 15.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.3% 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 | 787 | 55 | +27% |
| Property | 3,446 | 241 | +48% |
| Break-ins | 472 | 33 | -32% |
| Theft | 1,616 | 113 | +90% |
Questions
Is Wakefield safe?
Wakefield recorded 787 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 39% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 39% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 42.9 out of 100 (moderate), 227th 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 Wakefield?
33 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 472 per 100,000 residents, about 29% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Wakefield council area
Alma · Avon · Balaklava · Barunga · Barunga Gap · Beaufort · Blyth · Boucaut · Bowillia · Bowmans · Brinkworth · Bumbunga · Burnsfield · Cameron · Condowie · Dalkey · Erith · Everard · Everard Central · Goyder · Halbury · Hall · Hamley Bridge · Hart · Hope Gap · Hoskin Corner · Hoyleton · Inkerman · Kallora · Kybunga · Lake View · Lochiel · Marola · Mount Templeton · Nantawarra · Owen · Pinery · Port Wakefield · Proof Range · Rochester · Saints · Salter Springs · Snowtown · Stockyard Creek · Stow · Watchman · Whitwarta
Postcodes in the Wakefield council area
5401 · 5453 · 5460 · 5461 · 5462 · 5464 · 5510 · 5520 · 5550 · 5555
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-wakefield/ · Australian Crime Map