5652, 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.
Postcode 5652 sits around the middle of similar areas for its overall crime rate. While there are 1,829 recorded offences per 100,000 people, the crime rate has risen by 9.1% over the last five years, which is a higher increase than most areas.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5652, SA — higher than 55% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Theft is the most common crime here, making up 58.3% of offences. Other reported crimes include assault, burglary, and property damage, each accounting for 8.3% of the total.
1,829
Higher than 55% 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.
9.1%
Higher than 63% 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.
Rates of burglary, property damage, and assault are all 152 per 100,000, which is much lower or among the lowest for similar areas. Theft is more common at 1,067 per 100,000, a figure that sits around the middle for its level.
152
Lower than 92% 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.
152
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Recorded burglary (unlawful entry) 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.
1,067
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Recorded theft 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.
152
Lower than 98% 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 5652, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5652/5652-sa/topic/crime-safety
