What does Lowest Crime Rate rank?

Lowest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in SA 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 SA. 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 · SA · 50 areas

Lowest Crime Rate — SA

Areas with lowest crime incidents per 100,000 population in SA.

Leading area

Encounter BaySA

Leading value

679

Runner-up

FreelingSA

Updated

31 May 2026

Ranking

Lowest Crime Rate

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

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.

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Getting a broad safety signal before shortlisting.

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

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.

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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.

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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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#1Encounter BaySA
679
36
#2FreelingSA
856
23
#3Coromandel ValleySA
890
39
#4Flagstaff HillSA
933
95
#5GlenaltaSA
1,030
21
#6Craigburn FarmSA
1,065
33
#7Bellevue HeightsSA
1,106
30
#8LittlehamptonSA
1,121
37
#9HewettSA
1,148
34
#10HawthorndeneSA
1,151
39
#11NairneSA
1,295
69
#12Wattle ParkSA
1,326
25
#13LobethalSA
1,342
34
#14WillungaSA
1,513
37
#15Tumby BaySA
1,516
27
#16Trott ParkSA
1,536
48
#17BridgewaterSA
1,560
58
#18MarinoSA
1,581
36
#19HahndorfSA
1,599
45
#20Hazelwood ParkSA
1,639
32
#21Maslin BeachSA
1,649
20
#22AldgateSA
1,671
58
#23Streaky BaySA
1,671
24
#24RobeSA
1,677
21
#25CrafersSA
1,695
34
#26MacclesfieldSA
1,699
24
#27MoorakSA
1,700
24
#28Mount CompassSA
1,709
27
#29HighgateSA
1,729
26
#30AthelstoneSA
1,739
167
#31RostrevorSA
1,739
147
#32Wynn ValeSA
1,742
137
#33JamestownSA
1,743
27
#34Happy ValleySA
1,778
203
#35Lower MitchamSA
1,783
39
#36PenolaSA
1,788
29
#37St GeorgesSA
1,796
31
#38Sheidow ParkSA
1,813
122
#39Crystal BrookSA
1,822
28
#40Westbourne ParkSA
1,833
47
#41WoodsideSA
1,851
50
#42Kingston SeSA
1,863
25
#43Fairview ParkSA
1,899
72
#44Moonta BaySA
1,899
50
#45Rosslyn ParkSA
1,906
28
#46Hallett CoveSA
1,918
240
#47Kensington ParkSA
1,941
51
#48WilliamstownSA
1,946
58
#49Onkaparinga HillsSA
1,954
51
#50MeningieSA
1,968
22

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Encounter Bay	SA	679	36	5,305
2	Freeling	SA	856	23	2,688
3	Coromandel Valley	SA	890	39	4,380
4	Flagstaff Hill	SA	933	95	10,184
5	Glenalta	SA	1,030	21	2,039
6	Craigburn Farm	SA	1,065	33	3,099
7	Bellevue Heights	SA	1,106	30	2,712
8	Littlehampton	SA	1,121	37	3,300
9	Hewett	SA	1,148	34	2,961
10	Hawthorndene	SA	1,151	39	3,389
11	Nairne	SA	1,295	69	5,327
12	Wattle Park	SA	1,326	25	1,885
13	Lobethal	SA	1,342	34	2,534
14	Willunga	SA	1,513	37	2,445
15	Tumby Bay	SA	1,516	27	1,781
16	Trott Park	SA	1,536	48	3,124
17	Bridgewater	SA	1,560	58	3,719
18	Marino	SA	1,581	36	2,277
19	Hahndorf	SA	1,599	45	2,814
20	Hazelwood Park	SA	1,639	32	1,953
21	Maslin Beach	SA	1,649	20	1,213
22	Aldgate	SA	1,671	58	3,471
23	Streaky Bay	SA	1,671	24	1,436
24	Robe	SA	1,677	21	1,252
25	Crafers	SA	1,695	34	2,006
26	Macclesfield	SA	1,699	24	1,413
27	Moorak	SA	1,700	24	1,412
28	Mount Compass	SA	1,709	27	1,580
29	Highgate	SA	1,729	26	1,504
30	Athelstone	SA	1,739	167	9,601
31	Rostrevor	SA	1,739	147	8,452
32	Wynn Vale	SA	1,742	137	7,865
33	Jamestown	SA	1,743	27	1,549
34	Happy Valley	SA	1,778	203	11,420
35	Lower Mitcham	SA	1,783	39	2,187
36	Penola	SA	1,788	29	1,622
37	St Georges	SA	1,796	31	1,726
38	Sheidow Park	SA	1,813	122	6,731
39	Crystal Brook	SA	1,822	28	1,537
40	Westbourne Park	SA	1,833	47	2,564
41	Woodside	SA	1,851	50	2,701
42	Kingston Se	SA	1,863	25	1,342
43	Fairview Park	SA	1,899	72	3,792
44	Moonta Bay	SA	1,899	50	2,633
45	Rosslyn Park	SA	1,906	28	1,469
46	Hallett Cove	SA	1,918	240	12,512
47	Kensington Park	SA	1,941	51	2,627
48	Williamstown	SA	1,946	58	2,981
49	Onkaparinga Hills	SA	1,954	51	2,610
50	Meningie	SA	1,968	22	1,118

FAQ

Australian lowest crime rate FAQ

What does Lowest Crime Rate rank?

Lowest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in SA 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 SA. 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.