Lyndoch crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 39 offences in Lyndoch in 2025-26, including 10 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 1,813 per 100,000 of its 2,151 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Barossa council area.
Lyndoch is a suburb in the Barossa council area of South Australia (about 26,817 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 353rd 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 (20th percentile), assault (13th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 26.
In 2025-26: violent 395 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); property 1,342 per 100,000 (-34% vs five years earlier); break-ins 224 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); theft 343 per 100,000 (-64% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 62nd 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: 39 offences were recorded in Lyndoch in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Barossa council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 395 | 106 | +0% |
| Property | 1,342 | 360 | -34% |
| Break-ins | 224 | 60 | -23% |
| Theft | 343 | 92 | -64% |
Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Lyndoch has the 11th lowest recorded crime rate: about 2,680 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.
Barossa council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5351: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Lyndoch safe?
Lyndoch recorded about 2,680 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 33% lower than the median of 4,030 for regional SA suburbs and towns: the 11th lowest rate of 37. In 2025-26 police recorded 10 violent offences (465 per 100,000 residents) and 7 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 Lyndoch?
In 2025-26 police recorded 39 offences in Lyndoch, about 1,810 per 100,000 of its 2,151 residents (2021 Census), including 10 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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