Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5238

Postcode 5238 covers Big Bend, Frahns, Julanka Holdings, Lake Carlet, Old Teal Flat, Pellaring Flat, Punthari, Purnong, Walker Flat and Younghusband in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mid Murray.

Suburbs in 5238

Recorded crime in the council area

39/100

Mid Murray

Low252 of 362 nationally · 31 of 69 in SA · 9,674 residents

Violent 1,034 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Property 2,419 per 100k

▼ -18% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 589 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Big Bend, Frahns, Julanka Holdings, Lake Carlet, Old Teal Flat, Pellaring Flat, Punthari, Purnong, Walker Flat, Younghusband in postcode 5238.

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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 5238

What is the crime rate in postcode 5238?

Recorded crime is published for the Mid Murray council area, which covers postcode 5238. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,034 violent offences, 2,419 property offences and 589 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5238 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mid Murray council area's violent crime rate is 19% below the national rate and 20% below the South Australia rate (1,034 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 39 ranks 252 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5238?

Big Bend, Frahns, Julanka Holdings, Lake Carlet, Old Teal Flat, Pellaring Flat, Punthari, Purnong, Walker Flat and Younghusband.

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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