Blakeview crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Blakeview is a suburb in the Playford council area of South Australia (about 115,790 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 48th 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 (85th percentile), homicide (84th percentile), break-ins (81st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 74.
In 2024-25: violent 2,163 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); property 7,331 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier); break-ins 999 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 3,832 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Playford council area is 9.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.8% of occupied homes (2,500 public and 600 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 796 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 76.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Afghanistan, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 8.2% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 8% of homes; about 75.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 23.6% 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: 498 offences were recorded in Blakeview 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 | 2,163 | 2,505 | +6% |
| Property | 7,331 | 8,489 | -24% |
| Break-ins | 999 | 1,157 | -30% |
| Theft | 3,832 | 4,437 | -25% |
Playford council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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