Murtho crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Murtho is a suburb in the Renmark Paringa council area of South Australia (about 10,274 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 243rd 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 (59th percentile), break-ins (51st percentile), theft (58th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.

In 2024-25: violent 1,119 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 2,891 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 487 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier); theft 1,479 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Renmark Paringa council area is 4.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.9% of occupied homes (149 public and 40 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 62 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 61.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, Greece. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 60.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.5% 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: 1 offences were recorded in Murtho in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Renmark Paringa council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Chaffey · Cooltong · Crescent · Gurra Gurra · Lyrup · Mundic Creek · Old Calperum · Paringa · Pike River · Renmark · Renmark North · Renmark South · Renmark West · Wonuarra · Yamba

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