COLTON crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
COLTON is a suburb in the Elliston council area of South Australia (about 1,057 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 16 out of 100 (very low), 347th 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 (39th percentile), theft (28th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 21.
In 2024-25: violent 473 per 100,000 (+147% vs five years earlier); property 1,703 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 662 per 100,000 (+587% vs five years earlier); theft 473 per 100,000 (-45% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 56th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Elliston council area is 3.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0% of occupied homes (0 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 67.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.4% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 0% of homes; about 66.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.7% 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 COLTON are those of the Elliston council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 473 | 5 | +147% |
| Property | 1,703 | 18 | -6% |
| Break-ins | 662 | 7 | +587% |
| Theft | 473 | 5 | -45% |
Elliston council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
BARWELL · BLESING · BRAMFIELD · COOLILLIE · COWAN · DC of Elliston · DOWNER · ELLISTON · HAIG · HUDD · KAPPAWANTA · MCINTOSH · MCLACHLAN · MOUNT JOY · MOUNT WEDGE · PALKAGEE · PEARCE · POLDA · Port Kenny · SHERINGA · SQUIRE · TALIA · TALIA · TINLINE · TOOLIGIE · ULYERRA · VENUS BAY · WALLIS · WARD · WAY
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