Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5164

Postcode 5164 covers Christie Downs in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Onkaparinga.

Suburbs in 5164

Recorded crime in the council area

47/100

Onkaparinga

Moderate193 of 362 nationally · 20 of 69 in SA · 184,827 residents

Violent 1,148 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Property 3,213 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 380 per 100k

▼ -33% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Christie Downs in postcode 5164.

Open Onkaparinga 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 5164

What is the crime rate in postcode 5164?

Recorded crime is published for the Onkaparinga council area, which covers postcode 5164. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,148 violent offences, 3,213 property offences and 380 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5164 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Onkaparinga council area's violent crime rate is 10% below the national rate and 12% below the South Australia rate (1,148 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 193 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5164?

Christie Downs.

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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