West Torrens crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
West Torrens is a council area in South Australia with about 66,547 residents. It has a Crime Score 60 out of 100 (high), 121st 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 (84th percentile), assault (48th percentile), break-ins (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 939 per 100,000 (+45% vs five years earlier); property 5,389 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 673 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); theft 2,418 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 28th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the West Torrens council area is 4.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.7% of occupied homes (1,043 public and 380 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 187 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 32.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 5.2% of homes; about 29 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 33.3% 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 | 939 | 625 | +45% |
| Property | 5,389 | 3,586 | +5% |
| Break-ins | 673 | 448 | -1% |
| Theft | 2,418 | 1,609 | -13% |
Questions
Is West Torrens safe?
West Torrens recorded 939 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 28% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 27% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 60.4 out of 100 (high), 121st 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 West Torrens?
448 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 673 per 100,000 residents, close to the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near West Torrens
- Death in Adelaide CBD · Adelaide, 1 Nov 2026 · 5 km away
- Man arrested over Fulham house fire · Fulham, 26 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Residents evacuated after suspicious fire at Brooklyn Park · Brooklyn Park, 22 Oct 2026 · 1 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Police pursuit ends in arrest at Clarence Gardens · Clarence Gardens, 4 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
Part of Adelaide: Adelaide crime rate and crime map.
Suburbs in the West Torrens council area
Adelaide Airport · Ashford · Brooklyn Park · Camden Park · Cowandilla · Fulham · Hilton · Keswick · Keswick Terminal · Kurralta Park · Lockleys · Marleston · Mile End · Mile End South · Netley · North Plympton · Novar Gardens · Plympton · Richmond · Thebarton · Torrensville · Underdale · West Beach · West Richmond
Postcodes in the West Torrens council area
5024 · 5031 · 5032 · 5033 · 5035 · 5037 · 5038 · 5040 · 5950
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