Wudinna crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Wudinna is a council area in South Australia with about 1,171 residents. It has a Crime Score 17 out of 100 (very low), 346th 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 break-ins (44th percentile), theft (35th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 22.
In 2025-26: violent 256 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); property 2,647 per 100,000 (+137% vs five years earlier); break-ins 598 per 100,000 (+39% vs five years earlier); theft 1,110 per 100,000 (+546% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 68th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wudinna council area is 2.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (16 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.2 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Netherlands, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 59.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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 | 256 | 3 | -1% |
| Property | 2,647 | 31 | +137% |
| Break-ins | 598 | 7 | +39% |
| Theft | 1,110 | 13 | +546% |
Questions
Is Wudinna safe?
Wudinna recorded 256 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 80% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 80% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 17.2 out of 100 (very low), 346th 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 Wudinna?
7 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 598 per 100,000 residents, about 10% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Wudinna council area
Addison · Carina · Cocata · Condada · Kappakoola · Karcultaby · Koongawa · Kyancutta · Mamblin · Minnipa · Moorkitabie · Mount Damper · Palabie · Paney · Pildappa · Pinbong · Pordia · Pygery · Travers · Wannamana · Warramboo · Wudinna · Yaninee
Postcodes in the Wudinna council area
5650 · 5651 · 5652 · 5653 · 5654
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-wudinna/ · Australian Crime Map