Paradise crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Paradise is a suburb in the Campbelltown council area of South Australia (about 58,826 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 32 out of 100 (low), 285th 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 (62nd percentile), robbery (49th percentile), assault (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.

In 2024-25: violent 666 per 100,000 (+49% vs five years earlier); property 2,395 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 357 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier); theft 1,217 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 40th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Campbelltown council area is 5.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (625 public and 282 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 105 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 37.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in Italy, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.4% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 18.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 38.2% 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: 265 offences were recorded in Paradise in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

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

Nearby suburbs

Athelstone · Campbelltown · Hectorville · Magill · Newton · Rostrevor · Tranmere · Tranmere North

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