Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5106

Postcode 5106 covers Parafield, Salisbury South, Salisbury South BC and Salisbury South DC in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Salisbury.

Suburbs in 5106

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Parafield, Salisbury South, Salisbury South BC, Salisbury South DC in postcode 5106.

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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 5106

What is the crime rate in postcode 5106?

Recorded crime is published for the Salisbury council area, which covers postcode 5106. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,521 violent offences, 5,647 property offences and 691 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5106 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Salisbury council area's violent crime rate is 19% above the national rate and 17% above the South Australia rate (1,521 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 61 ranks 120 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5106?

Parafield, Salisbury South, Salisbury South BC and Salisbury South DC.

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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