Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5235

Postcode 5235 covers Cromer, Eden Valley, Flaxman Valley, Mount Pleasant, Springton and Taunton in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Barossa.

Suburbs in 5235

Recorded crime in the council area

15/100

Barossa

Very low353 of 362 nationally · 64 of 69 in SA · 26,817 residents

Violent 395 per 100k

▲ +0% vs five years earlier

Property 1,342 per 100k

▼ -34% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 224 per 100k

▼ -23% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cromer, Eden Valley, Flaxman Valley, Mount Pleasant, Springton, Taunton in postcode 5235.

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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 5235

What is the crime rate in postcode 5235?

Recorded crime is published for the Barossa council area, which covers postcode 5235. In 2025-26 it recorded 395 violent offences, 1,342 property offences and 224 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5235 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Barossa council area's violent crime rate is 69% below the national rate and 70% below the South Australia rate (395 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 15 ranks 353 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5235?

Cromer, Eden Valley, Flaxman Valley, Mount Pleasant, Springton and Taunton.

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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