Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5081

Postcode 5081 covers Collinswood, Gilberton, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Vale Park and Walkerville in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Walkerville and Prospect.

Suburbs in 5081

Recorded crime in the council areas

60/100

Walkerville

High122 of 362 nationally · 14 of 69 in SA · 8,673 residents

Violent 876 per 100k

▲ +39% vs five years earlier

Property 3,989 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 669 per 100k

▼ -10% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Gilberton, Medindie, Vale Park, Walkerville in postcode 5081.

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45/100

Prospect

Moderate214 of 362 nationally · 21 of 69 in SA · 23,459 residents

Violent 563 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Property 5,367 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 669 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Collinswood, Medindie Gardens in postcode 5081.

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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 5081

What is the crime rate in postcode 5081?

Recorded crime is published for the Walkerville council area, which covers most of postcode 5081. In 2025-26 it recorded 876 violent offences, 3,989 property offences and 669 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5081 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Walkerville council area's violent crime rate is 32% below the national rate and 32% below the South Australia rate (876 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 122 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5081?

Collinswood, Gilberton, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Vale Park and Walkerville.

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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