Evandale crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Evandale is a suburb in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area of South Australia (about 40,845 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 228th 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 (60th percentile), theft (88th percentile), assault (33rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.

In 2024-25: violent 717 per 100,000 (+75% vs five years earlier); property 4,855 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 710 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier); theft 2,980 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 37th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area is 5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (543 public and 216 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 71 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. 32.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in China, England, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 4.3% of homes; about 18.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 32.9% 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: 62 offences were recorded in Evandale in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Norwood Payneham and St Peters council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

College Park · Felixstow · Firle · Glynde · Hackney · Heathpool · Joslin · Kensington · Kent Town · Marden · Marryatville · Maylands · Norwood · Payneham · Payneham South · Royston Park · Saint Morris · Saint Peters · Stepney · Trinity Gardens

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