Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5116

Postcode 5116 covers Evanston, Evanston Gardens, Evanston Park, Evanston South and Hillier in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Gawler.

Suburbs in 5116

Recorded crime in the council area

54/100

Gawler

Moderate146 of 362 nationally · 17 of 69 in SA · 27,564 residents

Violent 1,157 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Property 4,132 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 508 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Evanston, Evanston Gardens, Evanston Park, Evanston South, Hillier in postcode 5116.

Open Gawler on the map

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 5116

What is the crime rate in postcode 5116?

Recorded crime is published for the Gawler council area, which covers postcode 5116. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,157 violent offences, 4,132 property offences and 508 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5116 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Gawler council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 11% below the South Australia rate (1,157 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 54 ranks 146 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5116?

Evanston, Evanston Gardens, Evanston Park, Evanston South and Hillier.

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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