Port Neill crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Port Neill is a suburb in the Tumby Bay council area of South Australia (about 2,963 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 19 out of 100 (very low), 340th 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 (93rd percentile), break-ins (15th percentile), sexual offences (10th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 16.

In 2024-25: violent 405 per 100,000 (+187% vs five years earlier); property 1,012 per 100,000 (+121% vs five years earlier); break-ins 236 per 100,000 (+34% vs five years earlier); theft 202 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 60th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Tumby Bay council area is 2.5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.4% of occupied homes (10 public and 18 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 5 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 17.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 17 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6% 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: 13 offences were recorded in Port Neill in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Tumby Bay council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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