Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5041

Postcode 5041 covers Colonel Light Gardens, Cumberland Park, Daw Park, Panorama and Westbourne Park in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mitcham.

Suburbs in 5041

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Colonel Light Gardens, Cumberland Park, Daw Park, Panorama, Westbourne Park in postcode 5041.

Open Mitcham on the map

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 5041

What is the crime rate in postcode 5041?

Recorded crime is published for the Mitcham council area, which covers postcode 5041. In 2025-26 it recorded 431 violent offences, 2,538 property offences and 319 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5041 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mitcham council area's violent crime rate is 66% below the national rate and 67% below the South Australia rate (431 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 25 ranks 308 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5041?

Colonel Light Gardens, Cumberland Park, Daw Park, Panorama and Westbourne 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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