Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5126

Postcode 5126 covers Fairview Park, Surrey Downs and Yatala Vale in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Tea Tree Gully.

Suburbs in 5126

Recorded crime in the council area

37/100

Tea Tree Gully

Low263 of 362 nationally · 34 of 69 in SA · 105,120 residents

Violent 712 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Property 2,882 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 343 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Fairview Park, Surrey Downs, Yatala Vale in postcode 5126.

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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 5126

What is the crime rate in postcode 5126?

Recorded crime is published for the Tea Tree Gully council area, which covers postcode 5126. In 2025-26 it recorded 712 violent offences, 2,882 property offences and 343 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5126 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tea Tree Gully council area's violent crime rate is 44% below the national rate and 45% below the South Australia rate (712 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 37 ranks 263 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5126?

Fairview Park, Surrey Downs and Yatala Vale.

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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