Ridley crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Ridley is a suburb in the Mid Murray council area of South Australia (about 9,674 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 252nd 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 (51st percentile), homicide (73rd percentile), break-ins (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 45.
In 2025-26: violent 1,034 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 2,419 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 589 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); theft 848 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mid Murray council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (52 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 22 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 23.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 22.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.3% 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 Ridley are those of the Mid Murray council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,034 | 100 | +24% |
| Property | 2,419 | 234 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 589 | 57 | -14% |
| Theft | 848 | 82 | -30% |
Mid Murray council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Ridley safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Ridley is in the Mid Murray council area, which recorded 1,030 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 20% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 19% 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.
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