Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5211

Postcode 5211 covers Back Valley, Encounter Bay, Hayborough, Inman Valley, Lower Inman Valley, McCracken, Mount Jagged, Victor Harbor, Waitpinga and Willow Creek in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Victor Harbor and Yankalilla.

Suburbs in 5211

Recorded crime in the council areas

28/100

Victor Harbor

Low298 of 362 nationally · 40 of 69 in SA · 17,457 residents

Violent 613 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Property 2,039 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 493 per 100k

▲ +84% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Back Valley, Encounter Bay, Hayborough, Inman Valley, Lower Inman Valley, McCracken, Mount Jagged, Victor Harbor, Waitpinga in postcode 5211.

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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 Willow Creek in postcode 5211.

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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 5211

What is the crime rate in postcode 5211?

Recorded crime is published for the Victor Harbor council area, which covers most of postcode 5211. In 2025-26 it recorded 613 violent offences, 2,039 property offences and 493 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5211 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Victor Harbor council area's violent crime rate is 52% below the national rate and 53% below the South Australia rate (613 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 28 ranks 298 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5211?

Back Valley, Encounter Bay, Hayborough, Inman Valley, Lower Inman Valley, McCracken, Mount Jagged, Victor Harbor, Waitpinga and Willow Creek.

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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