Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5006

Postcode 5006 covers North 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 5006

Recorded crime in the council area

80/100

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 North Adelaide in postcode 5006.

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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 5006

What is the crime rate in postcode 5006?

Recorded crime is published for the Adelaide council area, which covers postcode 5006. 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 5006 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 5006?

North 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.

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