Light Pass crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Light Pass is a suburb in the Barossa council area of South Australia (about 26,817 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 22 out of 100 (low), 322nd 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 (47th percentile), assault (18th percentile), break-ins (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.
In 2024-25: violent 481 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 1,674 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 313 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 578 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 54th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barossa council area is 3.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (94 public and 104 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 46 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 17.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 17.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.6% 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 Light Pass in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 481 | 129 | +27% |
| Property | 1,674 | 449 | -19% |
| Break-ins | 313 | 84 | -15% |
| Theft | 578 | 155 | -38% |
Barossa council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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