Lynton crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Lynton is a suburb in the Mitcham council area of South Australia (about 71,267 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 26 out of 100 (low), 308th 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 (42nd percentile), theft (60th percentile), robbery (34th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 25.
In 2024-25: violent 483 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); property 2,724 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); break-ins 342 per 100,000 (-34% vs five years earlier); theft 1,542 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 53rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mitcham council area is 4.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.6% of occupied homes (193 public and 204 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 116 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 1.4% of homes; about 16.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.1% 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: 5 offences were recorded in Lynton 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 | 483 | 344 | +35% |
| Property | 2,724 | 1,941 | -4% |
| Break-ins | 342 | 244 | -34% |
| Theft | 1,542 | 1,099 | +3% |
Mitcham council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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