Yorke Peninsula crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Yorke Peninsula is a council area in South Australia with about 12,242 residents. It has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 313th 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 (66th percentile), assault (20th percentile), break-ins (29th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 26.
In 2025-26: violent 457 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); property 1,315 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 253 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 400 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 55th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Yorke Peninsula council area is 4.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (104 public and 51 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 17 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 14 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10% 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 | 457 | 56 | -7% |
| Property | 1,315 | 161 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 253 | 31 | -30% |
| Theft | 400 | 49 | -15% |
Questions
Is Yorke Peninsula safe?
Yorke Peninsula recorded 457 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 65% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 64% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 23.9 out of 100 (low), 313th 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 Yorke Peninsula?
31 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 253 per 100,000 residents, about 62% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Yorke Peninsula council area
Agery · Ardrossan · Arthurton · Balgowan · Black Point · Bluff Beach · Brentwood · Carribie · Chinaman Wells · Clinton · Clinton Centre · Coobowie · Coonarie · Corny Point · Couch Beach · Cunningham · Curramulka · Dalrymple · Dowlingville · Edithburgh · Foul Bay · Hardwicke Bay · Honiton · Inneston · James Well · Kainton · Kilkerran · Koolywurtie · Maitland · Marion Bay · Melville · Minlacowie · Minlaton · Moorowie · Muloowurtie · Nalyappa · Para Wurlie · Parsons Beach · Petersville · Pine Point · Point Pearce · Point Souttar · Point Turton · Port Arthur · Port Julia · Port Moorowie · Port Rickaby · Port Victoria · Port Vincent · Price · Ramsay · Rogues Point · Sandilands · Sheaoak Flat · South Kilkerran · Stansbury · Sultana Point · Sunnyvale · The Pines · Tiddy Widdy Beach · Tiparra · Urania · Warooka · Warrenben · Wauraltee · Weetulta · White Hut · Winulta · Wool Bay · Yorke Valley · Yorketown
Postcodes in the Yorke Peninsula council area
5552 · 5558 · 5570 · 5571 · 5572 · 5573 · 5575 · 5576 · 5577 · 5580 · 5581 · 5582 · 5583
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