Boothby crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Boothby is a suburb in the Cleve council area of South Australia (about 1,771 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 12 out of 100 (very low), 356th 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 robbery (34th percentile), homicide (18th percentile), assault (10th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 7.
In 2025-26: violent 508 per 100,000 (+351% vs five years earlier); property 1,129 per 100,000 (+100% vs five years earlier); break-ins 339 per 100,000 (+501% vs five years earlier); theft 282 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cleve council area is 1.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.6% of occupied homes (14 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 2 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, South Africa, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.3% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 11.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.8% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Boothby are those of the Cleve council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 508 | 9 | +351% |
| Property | 1,129 | 20 | +100% |
| Break-ins | 339 | 6 | +501% |
| Theft | 282 | 5 | +25% |
Cleve council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Boothby safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Boothby is in the Cleve council area, which recorded 508 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 61% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 60% lower than the national rate (1,280). 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.
Nearby suburbs
Arno Bay · Boonerdo · Campoona · Cleve · Darke · Darke Peak · Hambidge · Heggaton · Hincks · Jamieson · Kielpa · Mangalo · Mann · Murlong · Pascoe · Roberts · Rudall · Smeaton · Verran · Waddikee · Wharminda · Yadnarie
australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/boothby/ · Australian Crime Map