Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 5000
Postcode 5000 covers Adelaide in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Adelaide.
Suburbs in 5000
Recorded crime in the council area
Adelaide
Very high24 of 362 nationally · 3 of 69 in SA · 30,173 residents
- Violent 6,748 per 100k
▲ +15% vs five years earlier
- Property 21,678 per 100k
▼ -1% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 1,816 per 100k
▼ -3% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Adelaide in postcode 5000.
The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.
Questions about postcode 5000
What is the crime rate in postcode 5000?
Recorded crime is published for the Adelaide council area, which covers postcode 5000. In 2025-26 it recorded 6,748 violent offences, 21,678 property offences and 1,816 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 5000 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Adelaide council area's violent crime rate is 5.3 times the national rate and 5.2 times the South Australia rate (6,748 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 80 ranks 24 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 5000?
Adelaide.
Where do these figures come from?
Offence counts come from South Australia's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.
Nearby postcodes
- 5006 North Adelaide
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- 5012 Athol Park
- 5013 Gillman
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