Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5008

Postcode 5008 covers Croydon, Croydon Park, Devon Park, Dudley Park, Renown Park, Ridleyton and West Croydon in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Charles Sturt and Port Adelaide Enfield.

Suburbs in 5008

Recorded crime in the council areas

61/100

Charles Sturt

High118 of 362 nationally · 11 of 69 in SA · 130,841 residents

Violent 1,165 per 100k

▲ +33% vs five years earlier

Property 6,093 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 783 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Croydon, Renown Park, Ridleyton, West Croydon in postcode 5008.

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68/100

Port Adelaide Enfield

High78 of 362 nationally · 7 of 69 in SA · 143,022 residents

Violent 1,587 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Property 6,648 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 861 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Croydon Park, Devon Park, Dudley Park in postcode 5008.

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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 5008

What is the crime rate in postcode 5008?

Recorded crime is published for the Charles Sturt council area, which covers most of postcode 5008. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,165 violent offences, 6,093 property offences and 783 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5008 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Charles Sturt council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 10% below the South Australia rate (1,165 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 61 ranks 118 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5008?

Croydon, Croydon Park, Devon Park, Dudley Park, Renown Park, Ridleyton and West Croydon.

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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