Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5085

Postcode 5085 covers Clearview, Enfield, Lightsview, Mawson Lakes, Northfield and Northgate in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Port Adelaide Enfield and Salisbury.

Suburbs in 5085

Recorded crime in the council areas

68/100

Port Adelaide Enfield

High78 of 362 nationally · 7 of 69 in SA · 143,022 residents

Violent 1,587 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Property 6,648 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 861 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Clearview, Enfield, Lightsview, Northfield, Northgate in postcode 5085.

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61/100

Salisbury

High120 of 362 nationally · 12 of 69 in SA · 151,019 residents

Violent 1,521 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 5,647 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 691 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mawson Lakes in postcode 5085.

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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 5085

What is the crime rate in postcode 5085?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Adelaide Enfield council area, which covers most of postcode 5085. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,587 violent offences, 6,648 property offences and 861 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5085 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Adelaide Enfield council area's violent crime rate is 24% above the national rate and 22% above the South Australia rate (1,587 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 68 ranks 78 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5085?

Clearview, Enfield, Lightsview, Mawson Lakes, Northfield and Northgate.

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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