Berri crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

SA Police recorded 404 offences in Berri in 2025-26, including 124 violent offences and 46 break-ins. That is about 9,751 per 100,000 of its 4,143 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Berri Barmera council area.

Berri is a suburb in the Berri Barmera council area of South Australia (about 10,758 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 40 out of 100 (low), 247th 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 (76th percentile), break-ins (49th percentile), theft (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.

In 2025-26: violent 1,775 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 3,551 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 613 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); theft 1,227 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 11th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Berri Barmera council area is 5.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (247 public and 42 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 73 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 68 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Greece. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 66.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.4% 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: 404 offences were recorded in Berri in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Berri Barmera council area.

Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Berri has the 6th highest recorded crime rate: about 9,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.

Berri Barmera council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Crime in postcode 5343: every suburb and council it covers.

Nearby suburbs

Barmera · Cobdogla · Glossop · Katarapko · Loveday · Winkie

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/berri/ · Australian Crime Map