What does Lowest Crime Rate rank?

Lowest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with lowest crime incidents per 100,000 population

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.

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Ranking · Australia · 50 areas

Lowest Crime Rate

Name: Lowest Crime Rate — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Areas with lowest crime incidents per 100,000 population.

Leading area

FarrerACT

Leading value

581

Runner-up

Encounter BaySA

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Lowest Crime Rate

Areas with lowest crime incidents per 100,000 population — Australia

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use crime rankings as a risk screen, not as a street-level verdict.

BEST FOR

Getting a broad safety signal before shortlisting.

This is useful when you want a first-pass read on area-level crime intensity.

READ IT AS

Crime source grain varies by state.

Most states are broader LGA or district reads, while SA and ACT can be suburb-grain. Small-population suburb rates are filtered from rankings because they can be distorted by tiny residential denominators.

NEXT STEP

Use suburb pages for the finer read.

Treat this ranking as a directional risk filter, then go deeper on the specific suburb before making any call on suitability.

Intent pathway · LIVABILITY-LED

I want safer or higher-quality local context.

Start with area-level safety or school screens, then use suburb pages for services and evidence depth.

Crime, schools, and demographics are area-level signals; verify the suburb page before treating them as local proof.

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Area-level risk screen

Crime rankings use broader area data. Open suburb detail before applying the signal to a specific street-level decision.

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Use this as a risk screen, not a recommendation.

Save a candidate only if the suburb page can verify the broader area signal with market and local-context evidence.

Distribution

50 areas · midpoint ≈ 1,257

Leader: Farrer · 581

#1FarrerACT
581
22
#2Encounter BaySA
679
36
#3FreelingSA
856
23
#4Coromandel ValleySA
890
39
#5Ku Ring GaiNSW
894
1,148
#6Flagstaff HillSA
933
95
#7BarcooQLD
946
946
#8FaddenACT
965
29
#9HughesACT
1,028
33
#10GlenaltaSA
1,030
21
#11StirlingACT
1,050
23
#12Craigburn FarmSA
1,065
33
#13FlynnACT
1,090
40
#14Bellevue HeightsSA
1,106
30
#15Isabella PlainsACT
1,109
48
#16ChapmanACT
1,116
32
#17LittlehamptonSA
1,121
37
#18FordeACT
1,127
50
#19FraserACT
1,129
24
#20IsaacsACT
1,135
27
#21CookACT
1,147
34
#22HewettSA
1,148
34
#23HawthorndeneSA
1,151
39
#24BanksACT
1,157
59
#25BonythonACT
1,250
48
#26WaramangaACT
1,257
35
#27HornsbyNSW
1,277
1,977
#28The Hills ShireNSW
1,286
2,772
#29NairneSA
1,295
69
#30HarrisonACT
1,310
108
#31Lane CoveNSW
1,318
561
#32TorrensACT
1,320
32
#33Wattle ParkSA
1,326
25
#34LathamACT
1,327
50
#35GordonACT
1,330
105
#36LobethalSA
1,342
34
#37CampbellACT
1,356
89
#38BonnerACT
1,363
100
#39EvattACT
1,374
76
#40MosmanNSW
1,408
412
#41HolderACT
1,420
40
#42CaseyACT
1,437
93
#43CurtinACT
1,437
80
#44Northern BeachesNSW
1,487
4,025
#45WillungaSA
1,513
37
#46Tumby BaySA
1,516
27
#47Upper Lachlan ShireNSW
1,532
136
#48Trott ParkSA
1,536
48
#49WingecarribeeNSW
1,552
831
#50BridgewaterSA
1,560
58

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Farrer	ACT	581	22	3,787
2	Encounter Bay	SA	679	36	5,305
3	Freeling	SA	856	23	2,688
4	Coromandel Valley	SA	890	39	4,380
5	Ku Ring Gai	NSW	894	1,148
6	Flagstaff Hill	SA	933	95	10,184
7	Barcoo	QLD	946	946
8	Fadden	ACT	965	29	3,006
9	Hughes	ACT	1,028	33	3,210
10	Glenalta	SA	1,030	21	2,039
11	Stirling	ACT	1,050	23	2,191
12	Craigburn Farm	SA	1,065	33	3,099
13	Flynn	ACT	1,090	40	3,671
14	Bellevue Heights	SA	1,106	30	2,712
15	Isabella Plains	ACT	1,109	48	4,329
16	Chapman	ACT	1,116	32	2,867
17	Littlehampton	SA	1,121	37	3,300
18	Forde	ACT	1,127	50	4,435
19	Fraser	ACT	1,129	24	2,126
20	Isaacs	ACT	1,135	27	2,379
21	Cook	ACT	1,147	34	2,965
22	Hewett	SA	1,148	34	2,961
23	Hawthorndene	SA	1,151	39	3,389
24	Banks	ACT	1,157	59	5,100
25	Bonython	ACT	1,250	48	3,839
26	Waramanga	ACT	1,257	35	2,785
27	Hornsby	NSW	1,277	1,977
28	The Hills Shire	NSW	1,286	2,772
29	Nairne	SA	1,295	69	5,327
30	Harrison	ACT	1,310	108	8,244
31	Lane Cove	NSW	1,318	561
32	Torrens	ACT	1,320	32	2,424
33	Wattle Park	SA	1,326	25	1,885
34	Latham	ACT	1,327	50	3,767
35	Gordon	ACT	1,330	105	7,892
36	Lobethal	SA	1,342	34	2,534
37	Campbell	ACT	1,356	89	6,564
38	Bonner	ACT	1,363	100	7,339
39	Evatt	ACT	1,374	76	5,531
40	Mosman	NSW	1,408	412
41	Holder	ACT	1,420	40	2,816
42	Casey	ACT	1,437	93	6,471
43	Curtin	ACT	1,437	80	5,569
44	Northern Beaches	NSW	1,487	4,025
45	Willunga	SA	1,513	37	2,445
46	Tumby Bay	SA	1,516	27	1,781
47	Upper Lachlan Shire	NSW	1,532	136
48	Trott Park	SA	1,536	48	3,124
49	Wingecarribee	NSW	1,552	831
50	Bridgewater	SA	1,560	58	3,719

FAQ

Australian lowest crime rate FAQ

What does Lowest Crime Rate rank?

Lowest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with lowest crime incidents per 100,000 population
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.