Royal Park crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Royal Park is a suburb in the Charles Sturt council area of South Australia (about 130,841 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 59 out of 100 (moderate), 130th 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 (61st percentile), break-ins (72nd percentile), homicide (68th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 61.
In 2024-25: violent 1,115 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); property 5,472 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 700 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); theft 3,212 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 20th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Charles Sturt council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.8% of occupied homes (2,888 public and 932 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 469 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 29.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 7.1% of homes; about 36.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 29.8% 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: 230 offences were recorded in Royal Park in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,115 | 1,459 | +22% |
| Property | 5,472 | 7,160 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 700 | 916 | -33% |
| Theft | 3,212 | 4,203 | -4% |
Charles Sturt council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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