Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5204

Postcode 5204 covers Cape Jervis, Carrickalinga, Deep Creek, Delamere, Hay Flat, Normanville, Rapid Bay, Second Valley, Silverton and Wirrina Cove in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Yankalilla.

Suburbs in 5204

Recorded crime in the council area

32/100

Yankalilla

Low284 of 362 nationally · 37 of 69 in SA · 6,299 residents

Violent 746 per 100k

▲ +34% vs five years earlier

Property 1,826 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 413 per 100k

▼ -26% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cape Jervis, Carrickalinga, Deep Creek, Delamere, Hay Flat, Normanville, Rapid Bay, Second Valley, Silverton, Wirrina Cove in postcode 5204.

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 5204

What is the crime rate in postcode 5204?

Recorded crime is published for the Yankalilla council area, which covers postcode 5204. In 2025-26 it recorded 746 violent offences, 1,826 property offences and 413 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5204 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Yankalilla council area's violent crime rate is 42% below the national rate and 43% below the South Australia rate (746 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 32 ranks 284 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5204?

Cape Jervis, Carrickalinga, Deep Creek, Delamere, Hay Flat, Normanville, Rapid Bay, Second Valley, Silverton and Wirrina Cove.

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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