Blair Athol crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Blair Athol is a suburb in the Port Adelaide Enfield council area of South Australia (about 143,022 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 84th 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 (78th percentile), homicide (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2024-25: violent 1,643 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); property 6,163 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 886 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 3,316 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 14th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Port Adelaide Enfield council area is 6.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 10.6% of occupied homes (3,874 public and 1,558 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 1,002 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 73.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 37.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, Vietnam, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.5% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 9.7% of homes; about 72.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 38% 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: 684 offences were recorded in Blair Athol in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,643 | 2,350 | +18% |
| Property | 6,163 | 8,814 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 886 | 1,267 | -32% |
| Theft | 3,316 | 4,743 | -20% |
Port Adelaide Enfield council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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