Balaklava crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 48 offences in Balaklava in 2025-26, including 17 violent offences and 5 break-ins. That is about 2,304 per 100,000 of its 2,083 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Wakefield council area.
Balaklava is a suburb in the Wakefield council area of South Australia (about 6,993 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 43 out of 100 (moderate), 227th 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 (90th percentile), assault (46th percentile), theft (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 32.
In 2025-26: violent 787 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 3,446 per 100,000 (+48% vs five years earlier); break-ins 472 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 1,616 per 100,000 (+90% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 36th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wakefield council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (19 public and 30 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 15.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
South Australia publishes suburb-level counts: 48 offences were recorded in Balaklava in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Wakefield council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 787 | 55 | +27% |
| Property | 3,446 | 241 | +48% |
| Break-ins | 472 | 33 | -32% |
| Theft | 1,616 | 113 | +90% |
Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Balaklava has the 15th lowest recorded crime rate: about 3,390 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.
Wakefield council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5461: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Balaklava safe?
Balaklava recorded about 3,390 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 16% lower than the median of 4,030 for regional SA suburbs and towns: the 15th lowest rate of 37. In 2025-26 police recorded 17 violent offences (816 per 100,000 residents) and 5 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Balaklava?
In 2025-26 police recorded 48 offences in Balaklava, about 2,300 per 100,000 of its 2,083 residents (2021 Census), including 17 violent offences and 5 break-ins.
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