Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5039

Postcode 5039 covers Clarence Gardens, Edwardstown, Melrose Park and Melrose Park DC 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 Mitcham.

Suburbs in 5039

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 Edwardstown, Melrose Park DC in postcode 5039.

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25/100

Mitcham

Low308 of 362 nationally · 43 of 69 in SA · 71,267 residents

Violent 431 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Property 2,538 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 319 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Clarence Gardens, Melrose Park in postcode 5039.

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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 5039

What is the crime rate in postcode 5039?

Recorded crime is published for the Marion council area, which covers most of postcode 5039. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,027 violent offences, 4,360 property offences and 529 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5039 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 5039?

Clarence Gardens, Edwardstown, Melrose Park and Melrose Park DC.

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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