Freeling crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 43 offences in Freeling in 2025-26, including 8 violent offences and 3 break-ins. That is about 1,600 per 100,000 of its 2,688 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Light council area.
Freeling is a suburb in the Light council area of South Australia (about 17,317 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 21 out of 100 (low), 332nd 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 homicide (56th percentile), vehicle theft (38th percentile), robbery (27th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.
In 2025-26: violent 393 per 100,000 (+47% vs five years earlier); property 1,721 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 341 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 577 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 63rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Light council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (39 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 37 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.8% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.8% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 0.8% of homes; about 22.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12% 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: 43 offences were recorded in Freeling in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Light council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 393 | 68 | +47% |
| Property | 1,721 | 298 | -5% |
| Break-ins | 341 | 59 | -12% |
| Theft | 577 | 100 | -24% |
Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Freeling has the 2nd lowest recorded crime rate: about 1,590 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.
Light council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5372: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Freeling safe?
Freeling recorded about 1,590 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 61% lower than the median of 4,030 for regional SA suburbs and towns: the 2nd lowest rate of 37. In 2025-26 police recorded 8 violent offences (298 per 100,000 residents) and 3 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Freeling?
In 2025-26 police recorded 43 offences in Freeling, about 1,600 per 100,000 of its 2,688 residents (2021 Census), including 8 violent offences and 3 break-ins.
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