SCEALE BAY crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SCEALE BAY is a suburb in the Streaky Bay council area of South Australia (about 2,292 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 27 out of 100 (low), 302nd 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 homicide (96th percentile), break-ins (36th percentile), robbery (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 20.
In 2024-25: violent 567 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); property 742 per 100,000 (-43% vs five years earlier); break-ins 175 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); theft 175 per 100,000 (-52% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Streaky Bay council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (17 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 29 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 128.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% 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 3% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 126.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 SCEALE BAY are those of the Streaky Bay council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 567 | 13 | -10% |
| Property | 742 | 17 | -43% |
| Break-ins | 175 | 4 | +29% |
| Theft | 175 | 4 | -52% |
Streaky Bay council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
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