Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5048

Postcode 5048 covers Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, North Brighton and South Brighton in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Holdfast Bay and Marion.

Suburbs in 5048

Recorded crime in the council areas

41/100

Holdfast Bay

Moderate240 of 362 nationally · 27 of 69 in SA · 39,683 residents

Violent 862 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Property 3,790 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 524 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brighton, Hove, North Brighton, South Brighton in postcode 5048.

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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 Dover Gardens in postcode 5048.

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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 5048

What is the crime rate in postcode 5048?

Recorded crime is published for the Holdfast Bay council area, which covers most of postcode 5048. In 2025-26 it recorded 862 violent offences, 3,790 property offences and 524 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5048 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Holdfast Bay council area's violent crime rate is 33% below the national rate and 34% below the South Australia rate (862 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 41 ranks 240 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5048?

Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, North Brighton and South Brighton.

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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