Prospect East crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Prospect East is a suburb in the Prospect council area of South Australia (about 23,459 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 214th 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 break-ins (61st percentile), theft (89th percentile), homicide (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 563 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); property 5,367 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 669 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); theft 2,775 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Prospect council area is 4.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (232 public and 106 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 37 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.2 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 29.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, Vietnam. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 16 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 30.1% 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 Prospect East are those of the Prospect council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 563 | 132 | -6% |
| Property | 5,367 | 1,259 | +13% |
| Break-ins | 669 | 157 | -13% |
| Theft | 2,775 | 651 | -1% |
Prospect council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5082: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Prospect East safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Prospect East is in the Prospect council area, which recorded 563 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 57% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 56% lower than the national rate (1,280). These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
Police news near Prospect East
- Death in Adelaide CBD · Adelaide, 1 Nov 2026 · 5 km away
- Fatal police shooting at Firle · Firle, 29 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Robbery at St Peters · Saint Peters, 12 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Stabbing in the western suburbs · Ferryden Park, 22 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
Nearby suburbs
Collinswood · Fitzroy · Medindie Gardens · Nailsworth · Prospect · Thorngate
australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/prospect-east/ · Australian Crime Map