Whyalla Norrie crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
SA Police recorded 1,205 offences in Whyalla Norrie in 2025-26, including 269 violent offences and 140 break-ins. That is about 19,163 per 100,000 of its 6,288 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Whyalla council area.
Whyalla Norrie is a suburb in the Whyalla council area of South Australia (about 21,720 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 66 out of 100 (high), 93rd 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 (90th percentile), break-ins (90th percentile), robbery (84th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 69.
In 2025-26: violent 3,490 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier); property 9,374 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,906 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); theft 3,108 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 6th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Whyalla council area is 7.6% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 17.1% of occupied homes (1,495 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 83 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 15.6% of homes; about 37.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.5% 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: 1,205 offences were recorded in Whyalla Norrie in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Whyalla council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 3,490 | 758 | +53% |
| Property | 9,374 | 2,036 | +29% |
| Break-ins | 1,906 | 414 | +26% |
| Theft | 3,108 | 675 | +18% |
Of 37 regional SA suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Whyalla Norrie has the 3rd highest recorded crime rate: about 17,600 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 4,030. Regional South Australia rankings.
Whyalla council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 5608: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Whyalla Norrie safe?
Whyalla Norrie recorded about 17,600 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 4.4 times the median of 4,030 for regional SA suburbs and towns: the 3rd highest rate of 37. In 2025-26 police recorded 269 violent offences (4,280 per 100,000 residents) and 140 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 Whyalla Norrie?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,205 offences in Whyalla Norrie, about 19,200 per 100,000 of its 6,288 residents (2021 Census), including 269 violent offences and 140 break-ins.
Nearby suburbs
Backy Point · Cowleds Landing · Douglas Point · Douglas Point South · Fitzgerald Bay · Middleback Range · Mullaquana · Murninnie Beach · Point Lowly · Point Lowly North · Port Bonython · Poynton · Randell · Whyalla Barson · Whyalla Jenkins · Whyalla Norrie East · Whyalla Norrie North · Whyalla Stuart
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