ALLENBY crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
ALLENBY is a suburb in the Southern Mallee council area of South Australia (about 2,013 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 350th 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 theft (34th percentile), assault (13th percentile), break-ins (19th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 17.
In 2024-25: violent 546 per 100,000 (+85% vs five years earlier); property 1,838 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 298 per 100,000 (-71% vs five years earlier); theft 944 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 48th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Southern Mallee council area is 2.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.4% of occupied homes (14 public and 5 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 0 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 0 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in South Africa, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 0 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
South Australia publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for ALLENBY are those of the Southern Mallee council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 546 | 11 | +85% |
| Property | 1,838 | 37 | -28% |
| Break-ins | 298 | 6 | -71% |
| Theft | 944 | 19 | -12% |
Southern Mallee council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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