Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5014

Postcode 5014 covers Albert Park, Alberton, Cheltenham, Hendon, Queenstown and Royal Park 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 5014

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 Albert Park, Cheltenham, Hendon, Royal Park in postcode 5014.

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 Alberton, Queenstown in postcode 5014.

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 5014

What is the crime rate in postcode 5014?

Recorded crime is published for the Charles Sturt council area, which covers most of postcode 5014. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,165 violent offences, 6,093 property offences and 783 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5014 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 5014?

Albert Park, Alberton, Cheltenham, Hendon, Queenstown and Royal Park.

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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