PETINA crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
PETINA is a suburb in the Ceduna council area of South Australia (about 3,757 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 78 out of 100 (high), 35th 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 (94th percentile), homicide (97th percentile), break-ins (97th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.
In 2024-25: violent 7,533 per 100,000 (+55% vs five years earlier); property 13,734 per 100,000 (+79% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,502 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); theft 5,909 per 100,000 (+132% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 4th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Ceduna council area is 4.5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 14% of occupied homes (139 public and 47 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 67 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 183.2 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 12.8% of homes; about 180.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.4% 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 PETINA are those of the Ceduna council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 7,533 | 283 | +55% |
| Property | 13,734 | 516 | +79% |
| Break-ins | 2,502 | 94 | +33% |
| Theft | 5,909 | 222 | +132% |
Ceduna council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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