Happy Valley crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 197 offences in Happy Valley in 2025-26, including 62 violent offences and 13 break-ins. That is about 1,725 per 100,000 of its 11,420 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Onkaparinga council area.
Happy Valley is a suburb in the Onkaparinga council area of South Australia (about 184,827 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 193rd 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 (59th percentile), homicide (62nd percentile), robbery (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 1,148 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); property 3,213 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 380 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); theft 1,378 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 20th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Onkaparinga council area is 5.5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.5% of occupied homes (2,437 public and 639 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 672 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 22.1% 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 4.8% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 4.1% of homes; about 36.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.4% 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: 197 offences were recorded in Happy Valley in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Onkaparinga council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,148 | 2,121 | +8% |
| Property | 3,213 | 5,938 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 380 | 702 | -33% |
| Theft | 1,378 | 2,546 | -18% |
Of 243 Adelaide suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, Happy Valley has the 25th lowest recorded crime rate: about 1,880 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,940. Adelaide suburb rankings.
Onkaparinga council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5159: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Happy Valley safe?
Happy Valley recorded about 1,880 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 62% lower than the median of 4,940 for Adelaide suburbs: the 25th lowest rate of 243. In 2025-26 police recorded 62 violent offences (543 per 100,000 residents) and 13 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 Happy Valley?
In 2025-26 police recorded 197 offences in Happy Valley, about 1,730 per 100,000 of its 11,420 residents (2021 Census), including 62 violent offences and 13 break-ins.
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