Medindie crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Medindie is a suburb in the Walkerville council area of South Australia (about 8,673 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 117th 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 (87th percentile), break-ins (84th percentile), robbery (85th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.

In 2024-25: violent 945 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); property 5,419 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,118 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier); theft 2,606 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 29th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Walkerville council area is 4.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5% of occupied homes (133 public and 26 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 29 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 30.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 34.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 31.1% 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: 78 offences were recorded in Medindie in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Walkerville council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Gilberton · Vale Park · Walkerville

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/medindie/ · Australian Crime Map