Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5061

Postcode 5061 covers Hyde Park, Malvern, Unley and Unley 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: Unley.

Suburbs in 5061

Recorded crime in the council area

42/100

Unley

Moderate232 of 362 nationally · 25 of 69 in SA · 40,731 residents

Violent 491 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Property 4,164 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 695 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Hyde Park, Malvern, Unley, Unley Park in postcode 5061.

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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 5061

What is the crime rate in postcode 5061?

Recorded crime is published for the Unley council area, which covers postcode 5061. In 2025-26 it recorded 491 violent offences, 4,164 property offences and 695 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5061 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Unley council area's violent crime rate is 62% below the national rate and 62% below the South Australia rate (491 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 42 ranks 232 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5061?

Hyde Park, Malvern, Unley and Unley 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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