NACKARA crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

NACKARA is a suburb in the Peterborough council area of South Australia (about 1,701 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 50 out of 100 (moderate), 176th 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 (69th percentile), homicide (97th percentile), break-ins (80th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

In 2024-25: violent 1,352 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); property 2,881 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier); break-ins 588 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 999 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 16th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Peterborough council area is 12% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (22 public and 5 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.9% 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 9.9% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 35.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for NACKARA are those of the Peterborough council area.

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

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