Shea-Oak Log crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Shea-Oak Log is a suburb in the Light council area of South Australia (about 17,317 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 19 out of 100 (very low), 337th 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 (56th percentile), robbery (23rd percentile), break-ins (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2024-25: violent 358 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 1,421 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 231 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier); theft 583 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 62nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Light council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (39 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 37 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.8% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.8% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 0.8% of homes; about 22.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12% 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: 4 offences were recorded in Shea-Oak Log 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 | 358 | 62 | +23% |
| Property | 1,421 | 246 | -23% |
| Break-ins | 231 | 40 | -42% |
| Theft | 583 | 101 | -26% |
Light council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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