Willow Banks crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Willow Banks is a suburb in the Murray Bridge council area of South Australia (about 23,539 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 140th 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 (84th percentile), break-ins (71st percentile), theft (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 71.
In 2024-25: violent 2,073 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 4,690 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 743 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier); theft 2,209 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 11th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murray Bridge council area is 6.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (477 public and 84 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 168 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 74.3 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.6% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 73.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.8% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Willow Banks are those of the Murray Bridge council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,073 | 488 | +25% |
| Property | 4,690 | 1,104 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 743 | 175 | -37% |
| Theft | 2,209 | 520 | -17% |
Murray Bridge council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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