Verdun crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Verdun is a suburb in the Adelaide Hills council area of South Australia (about 42,875 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 14 out of 100 (very low), 354th 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 (53rd percentile), break-ins (11th percentile), robbery (13th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 16.
In 2024-25: violent 310 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier); property 1,143 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 219 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); theft 429 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 65th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Adelaide Hills council area is 3.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.6% of occupied homes (20 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 17.4% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 0.6% of homes; about 5.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 17.7% 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: 12 offences were recorded in Verdun 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 | 310 | 133 | +53% |
| Property | 1,143 | 490 | -11% |
| Break-ins | 219 | 94 | -26% |
| Theft | 429 | 184 | -27% |
Adelaide Hills council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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