West Richmond crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
West Richmond 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 59 out of 100 (moderate), 131st 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 (49th percentile), break-ins (73rd percentile), homicide (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 61.
In 2024-25: violent 984 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier); property 5,308 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 675 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); theft 3,079 per 100,000 (-16% 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: 113 offences were recorded in West Richmond 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 | 984 | 655 | +56% |
| Property | 5,308 | 3,532 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 675 | 449 | -25% |
| Theft | 3,079 | 2,049 | -16% |
West Torrens council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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