Vincent crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Vincent is a suburb in the Karoonda East Murray council area of South Australia (about 1,026 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 26 out of 100 (low), 303rd 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 (46th percentile), break-ins (53rd percentile), vehicle theft (31st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 877 per 100,000 (+50% vs five years earlier); property 2,242 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 487 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); theft 585 per 100,000 (-50% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 29th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Karoonda East Murray council area is 4.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0% of occupied homes (0 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 0 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 0 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.3% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 0% of homes; about 0 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.4% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Vincent are those of the Karoonda East Murray council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 877 | 9 | +50% |
| Property | 2,242 | 23 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 487 | 5 | +25% |
| Theft | 585 | 6 | -50% |
Karoonda East Murray council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Vincent safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Vincent is in the Karoonda East Murray council area, which recorded 877 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 32% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 31% lower than the national rate (1,280). 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.
Nearby suburbs
Auld · Bakara · Bandon · Borrika · Bowhill · Chesson · Copeville · Galga · Halidon · Hooper · Karoonda · Mantung · Marama · Marmon Jabuk · McPherson · Mercunda · Mindarie · Molineux · Perponda · Sandalwood · Wanbi · Wilson · Wynarka
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