Prospect crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 1,102 offences in Prospect in 2025-26, including 114 violent offences and 131 break-ins. That is about 7,556 per 100,000 of its 14,584 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Prospect council area.
Prospect 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 suburb-level counts: 1,102 offences were recorded in Prospect in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole 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% |
Of 243 Adelaide suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, Prospect has the 71st highest recorded crime rate: about 7,260 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,940. Adelaide suburb rankings.
Prospect council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5082: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Prospect safe?
Prospect recorded about 7,260 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 47% higher than the median of 4,940 for Adelaide suburbs: the 71st highest rate of 243. In 2025-26 police recorded 114 violent offences (782 per 100,000 residents) and 131 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Prospect?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,102 offences in Prospect, about 7,560 per 100,000 of its 14,584 residents (2021 Census), including 114 violent offences and 131 break-ins.
Police news near Prospect
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- Stabbing in the western suburbs · Ferryden Park, 22 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
Nearby suburbs
Collinswood · Fitzroy · Medindie Gardens · Nailsworth · Prospect East · Thorngate
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