Gawler East crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Gawler East is a suburb in the Gawler council area of South Australia (about 27,564 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 155th 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 (62nd percentile), homicide (64th percentile), robbery (67th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 55.

In 2024-25: violent 1,212 per 100,000 (+17% vs five years earlier); property 4,666 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 577 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); theft 2,391 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 17th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Gawler council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.7% of occupied homes (389 public and 87 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 86 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 32.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 17.8% 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 5.1% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 4.3% of homes; about 32.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 18.1% 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: 195 offences were recorded in Gawler East in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Gawler council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Evanston · Evanston Gardens · Evanston Park · Evanston South · GAWLER · Gawler South · Gawler West · Hillier · Kudla · Reid · WILLASTON

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/gawler-east/ · Australian Crime Map