Verran crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Verran is a suburb in the Cleve council area of South Australia (about 1,771 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 6 out of 100 (very low), 361st 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 (18th percentile), sexual offences (10th percentile), assault (3rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 7.

In 2024-25: violent 339 per 100,000 (+101% vs five years earlier); property 1,073 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 169 per 100,000 (-57% vs five years earlier); theft 452 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 63rd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Cleve council area is 1.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.6% of occupied homes (14 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 2 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, South Africa, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.4% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 11.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.8% 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: 0 offences were recorded in Verran in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Cleve council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Arno Bay · Boonerdo · BOOTHBY · Campoona · Cleve · DARKE · Darke Peak · Hambidge · HEGGATON · Hincks · Jamieson · Kielpa · Mangalo · MANN · Murlong · PASCOE · ROBERTS · Rudall · SMEATON · Waddikee · Wharminda · YADNARIE

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