Murray Bridge South crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Murray Bridge South is a suburb in the Murray Bridge council area of South Australia (about 23,539 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 60 out of 100 (moderate), 126th 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 assault (84th percentile), homicide (77th percentile), break-ins (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 2,328 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 5,349 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 986 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); theft 2,031 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murray Bridge council area is 6.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (477 public and 84 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 168 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 74.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.6% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 73.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.8% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Murray Bridge South are those of the Murray Bridge council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,328 | 548 | +15% |
| Property | 5,349 | 1,259 | +16% |
| Break-ins | 986 | 232 | +18% |
| Theft | 2,031 | 478 | +6% |
Murray Bridge council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Murray Bridge South safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Murray Bridge South is in the Murray Bridge council area, which recorded 2,330 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 79% higher than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 82% higher than the national rate (1,280). 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.
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