Unley crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 305 offences in Unley in 2025-26, including 23 violent offences and 43 break-ins. That is about 7,631 per 100,000 of its 3,997 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Unley council area.
Unley is a suburb in the Unley council area of South Australia (about 40,731 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 232nd 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 break-ins (68th percentile), theft (77th percentile), robbery (52nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 491 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); property 4,164 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 695 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); theft 1,927 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 54th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Unley council area is 4.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (344 public and 173 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 73 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 26.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, China, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 18.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 26.5% 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: 305 offences were recorded in Unley in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Unley council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 491 | 200 | +6% |
| Property | 4,164 | 1,696 | +20% |
| Break-ins | 695 | 283 | +3% |
| Theft | 1,927 | 785 | +9% |
Of 243 Adelaide suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, Unley has the 62nd highest recorded crime rate: about 7,610 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,940. Adelaide suburb rankings.
Unley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5061: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Unley safe?
Unley recorded about 7,610 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 54% higher than the median of 4,940 for Adelaide suburbs: the 62nd highest rate of 243. In 2025-26 police recorded 23 violent offences (575 per 100,000 residents) and 43 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Unley?
In 2025-26 police recorded 305 offences in Unley, about 7,630 per 100,000 of its 3,997 residents (2021 Census), including 23 violent offences and 43 break-ins.
Police news near Unley
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- Police investigate an unexplained death · Glen Osmond, 10 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Assault at Hackney during attempted robbery · Hackney, 9 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Police pursuit ends in arrest at Clarence Gardens · Clarence Gardens, 4 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
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