Loxton crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 159 offences in Loxton in 2025-26, including 53 violent offences and 24 break-ins. That is about 3,400 per 100,000 of its 4,677 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Loxton Waikerie council area.
Loxton is a suburb in the Loxton Waikerie council area of South Australia (about 11,971 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 272nd 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 (67th percentile), assault (38th percentile), break-ins (51st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 827 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); property 2,306 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 560 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); theft 718 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 32nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Loxton Waikerie council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4% of occupied homes (132 public and 53 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.8% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 16.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.2% 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: 159 offences were recorded in Loxton in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Loxton Waikerie council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 827 | 99 | +20% |
| Property | 2,306 | 276 | +11% |
| Break-ins | 560 | 67 | +31% |
| Theft | 718 | 86 | -13% |
Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Loxton has the 16th lowest recorded crime rate: about 3,680 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.
Loxton Waikerie council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5333: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Loxton safe?
Loxton recorded about 3,680 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 8% lower than the median of 4,030 for regional SA suburbs and towns: the 16th lowest rate of 37. In 2025-26 police recorded 53 violent offences (1,130 per 100,000 residents) and 24 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 Loxton?
In 2025-26 police recorded 159 offences in Loxton, about 3,400 per 100,000 of its 4,677 residents (2021 Census), including 53 violent offences and 24 break-ins.
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