Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5038

Postcode 5038 covers Camden Park, Plympton, Plympton Park and South Plympton in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Marion and West Torrens.

Suburbs in 5038

Recorded crime in the council areas

47/100

Marion

Moderate192 of 362 nationally · 19 of 69 in SA · 101,229 residents

Violent 1,027 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Property 4,360 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 529 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Plympton Park, South Plympton in postcode 5038.

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60/100

West Torrens

High121 of 362 nationally · 13 of 69 in SA · 66,547 residents

Violent 939 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Property 5,389 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 673 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Camden Park, Plympton in postcode 5038.

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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 5038

What is the crime rate in postcode 5038?

Recorded crime is published for the Marion council area, which covers most of postcode 5038. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,027 violent offences, 4,360 property offences and 529 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5038 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Marion council area's violent crime rate is 20% below the national rate and 21% below the South Australia rate (1,027 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 192 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5038?

Camden Park, Plympton, Plympton Park and South Plympton.

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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