West Beach crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

SA Police recorded 161 offences in West Beach in 2025-26, including 28 violent offences and 11 break-ins. That is about 3,111 per 100,000 of its 5,175 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole West Torrens council area.

West Beach is a suburb in the West Torrens council area of South Australia (about 66,547 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 60 out of 100 (high), 121st 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 (84th percentile), assault (48th percentile), break-ins (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.

In 2025-26: violent 939 per 100,000 (+45% vs five years earlier); property 5,389 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 673 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); theft 2,418 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 28th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the West Torrens council area is 4.7% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.7% of occupied homes (1,043 public and 380 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 187 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.5 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 32.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in India, England, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 5.2% of homes; about 29 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 33.3% 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: 161 offences were recorded in West Beach in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole West Torrens council area.

OffencesPer 100,000Count5-yr change
Violent939625+45%
Property5,3893,586+5%
Break-ins673448-1%
Theft2,4181,609-13%

Of 243 Adelaide suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, West Beach has the 87th lowest recorded crime rate: about 3,750 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,940. Adelaide suburb rankings.

West Torrens council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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Questions

Is West Beach safe?

West Beach recorded about 3,750 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 24% lower than the median of 4,940 for Adelaide suburbs: the 87th lowest rate of 243. In 2025-26 police recorded 28 violent offences (541 per 100,000 residents) and 11 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 West Beach?

In 2025-26 police recorded 161 offences in West Beach, about 3,110 per 100,000 of its 5,175 residents (2021 Census), including 28 violent offences and 11 break-ins.

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