5139, SA · Postcode
Recorded crime in the area — the overall offence rate per 100,000 residents, the mix of offence types, and how it is changing. Sourced from state and territory police data; offence definitions differ by state, so comparisons across state lines are indicative only.
Assault and property damage are the most common types of crime in postcode 5139, with both accounting for 20% of offences. While the current crime rate is around the middle for similar areas, the number of recorded offences has surged by 150% over the last five years.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5139, SA — higher than 54% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Postcode 5139 recorded 1,724 offences per 100,000 people. This rate is around the middle for similar areas, though the crime rate has seen a 150% increase over five years, among the highest rises for its level.
1,724
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Total recorded criminal offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). The per-capita rate is the meaningful map metric — raw counts just track population. Offence definitions and counting rules differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
150.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Change in the recorded-offence rate over the latest five years — positive means crime is rising, negative means it is falling. Computed from each region's annual series.
Rates for assault, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, theft, drugs and more.
The rates for assault and property damage are both 345 per 100,000 people, which is much lower than most areas.
345
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Recorded assault & related per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
345
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Recorded property damage per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in 5139, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5139/5139-sa/topic/crime-safety
