Seaview Downs crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Seaview Downs is a suburb in the Marion council area of South Australia (about 101,229 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 170th 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 (56th percentile), robbery (75th percentile), break-ins (59th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 60.
In 2024-25: violent 1,039 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); property 4,481 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 565 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 2,586 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Marion council area is 5.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.5% of occupied homes (2,292 public and 954 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 333 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 34.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 30% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.5% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 7.7% of homes; about 33.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 30.4% 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: 73 offences were recorded in Seaview Downs 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 | 1,039 | 1,052 | +28% |
| Property | 4,481 | 4,536 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 565 | 572 | -30% |
| Theft | 2,586 | 2,618 | -17% |
Marion council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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