Lower Inman Valley crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Lower Inman Valley is a suburb in the Victor Harbor council area of South Australia (about 17,457 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 314th 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), assault (30th percentile), break-ins (22nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.

In 2024-25: violent 659 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); property 1,581 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 304 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); theft 687 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 41st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Victor Harbor council area is 5.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (48 public and 92 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 21 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 12.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 20.3% 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 4.7% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 1.8% of homes; about 12.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 20.6% 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: 3 offences were recorded in Lower Inman Valley in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Victor Harbor council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Back Valley · Encounter Bay · Hayborough · Hindmarsh Tiers · HINDMARSH VALLEY · Inman Valley · McCracken · Mount Jagged · Victor Harbor · Waitpinga

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