Hornsdale crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Hornsdale is a suburb in the Northern Areas council area of South Australia (about 4,688 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 351st 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 (26th percentile), assault (15th percentile), robbery (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 13.

In 2024-25: violent 448 per 100,000 (+59% vs five years earlier); property 960 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); break-ins 107 per 100,000 (-67% vs five years earlier); theft 341 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 58th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Northern Areas council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (38 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 6.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% 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: 0 offences were recorded in Hornsdale in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

OffencesPer 100,000Count5-yr change
Violent44821+59%
Property96045+1%
Break-ins1075-67%
Theft34116+5%

Northern Areas council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/hornsdale/ · Australian Crime Map