Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5213

Postcode 5213 covers Middleton in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Alexandrina.

Suburbs in 5213

Recorded crime in the council area

19/100

Alexandrina

Very low340 of 362 nationally · 56 of 69 in SA · 31,427 residents

Violent 493 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 1,289 per 100k

▼ -23% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 270 per 100k

▼ -16% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Middleton in postcode 5213.

Open Alexandrina 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 5213

What is the crime rate in postcode 5213?

Recorded crime is published for the Alexandrina council area, which covers postcode 5213. In 2025-26 it recorded 493 violent offences, 1,289 property offences and 270 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5213 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Alexandrina council area's violent crime rate is 61% below the national rate and 62% below the South Australia rate (493 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 19 ranks 340 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5213?

Middleton.

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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