Whyalla crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Whyalla is a council area in South Australia with about 21,720 residents. It has a Crime Score 66 out of 100 (high), 93rd 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 (90th percentile), break-ins (90th percentile), robbery (84th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 69.
In 2025-26: violent 3,490 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier); property 9,374 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,906 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); theft 3,108 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 6th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Whyalla council area is 7.6% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 17.1% of occupied homes (1,495 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 83 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 15.6% of homes; about 37.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.5% 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 | 3,490 | 758 | +53% |
| Property | 9,374 | 2,036 | +29% |
| Break-ins | 1,906 | 414 | +26% |
| Theft | 3,108 | 675 | +18% |
Questions
Is Whyalla safe?
Whyalla recorded 3,490 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.7 times the South Australia rate (1,300) and 2.7 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 65.5 out of 100 (high), 93rd 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 Whyalla?
414 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,910 per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Whyalla council area
Backy Point · Cowleds Landing · Douglas Point · Douglas Point South · Fitzgerald Bay · Middleback Range · Mullaquana · Murninnie Beach · Point Lowly · Point Lowly North · Port Bonython · Poynton · Randell · Whyalla Barson · Whyalla Jenkins · Whyalla Norrie · Whyalla Norrie East · Whyalla Norrie North · Whyalla Stuart
Postcodes in the Whyalla council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-whyalla/ · Australian Crime Map