Black Forest crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Black Forest is a suburb in the Unley council area of South Australia (about 40,731 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 40 out of 100 (moderate), 236th 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 (66th percentile), theft (80th percentile), robbery (55th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.

In 2024-25: violent 594 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); property 4,230 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 766 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); theft 2,416 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Unley council area is 4.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (344 public and 173 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 73 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 26.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 18.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 26.5% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

South Australia publishes suburb-level counts: 84 offences were recorded in Black Forest in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Unley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Clarence Park · Everard Park · Forestville · Fullarton · Goodwood · Highgate · Hyde Park · Kings Park · Malvern · Millswood · Myrtle Bank · Parkside · Unley · Unley Park · Wayville

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/black-forest/ · Australian Crime Map