Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5121

Postcode 5121 covers MacDonald Park, Penfield and Penfield Gardens in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Playford.

Suburbs in 5121

Recorded crime in the council area

74/100

Playford

High45 of 362 nationally · 5 of 69 in SA · 115,790 residents

Violent 2,203 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Property 7,508 per 100k

▼ -0% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 973 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers MacDonald Park, Penfield, Penfield Gardens in postcode 5121.

Open Playford 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 5121

What is the crime rate in postcode 5121?

Recorded crime is published for the Playford council area, which covers postcode 5121. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,203 violent offences, 7,508 property offences and 973 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5121 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Playford council area's violent crime rate is 72% above the national rate and 70% above the South Australia rate (2,203 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 74 ranks 45 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5121?

MacDonald Park, Penfield and Penfield Gardens.

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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