Prospect crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

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 42 out of 100 (moderate), 226th 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 theft (90th percentile), break-ins (59th percentile), homicide (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 51.

In 2024-25: violent 669 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 4,237 per 100,000 (-31% vs five years earlier); break-ins 580 per 100,000 (-47% vs five years earlier); theft 2,651 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 39th 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: 890 offences were recorded in Prospect in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

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

Nearby suburbs

Collinswood · Fitzroy · Medindie Gardens · Nailsworth · Prospect East · Thorngate

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