Wiltunga crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Wiltunga is a suburb in the Barunga West council area of South Australia (about 2,688 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 22 out of 100 (low), 324th 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 break-ins (43rd percentile), assault (24th percentile), vehicle theft (41st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 31.
In 2025-26: violent 409 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); property 1,637 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); break-ins 372 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); theft 372 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 60th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barunga West council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (9 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.4% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 0.7% of homes; about 14.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.8% 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 Wiltunga are those of the Barunga West council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 409 | 11 | -32% |
| Property | 1,637 | 44 | +7% |
| Break-ins | 372 | 10 | -17% |
| Theft | 372 | 10 | -10% |
Barunga West council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Wiltunga safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Wiltunga is in the Barunga West council area, which recorded 409 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 68% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 68% 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
Alford · Bute · Clements Gap · Fisherman Bay · Kulpara · Melton · Mundoora · Ninnes · Port Broughton · South Hummocks · Thomas Plain · Tickera · Ward Hill · Wokurna
australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/wiltunga/ · Australian Crime Map