Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 5244
Postcode 5244 covers Charleston, Harrogate, Inverbrackie, Mount Torrens and Woodside in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Adelaide Hills and Mount Barker.
Suburbs in 5244
Recorded crime in the council areas
Adelaide Hills
Very low355 of 362 nationally · 65 of 69 in SA · 42,875 residents
- Violent 294 per 100k
▼ -3% vs five years earlier
- Property 1,224 per 100k
▼ -3% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 210 per 100k
▼ -31% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Charleston, Inverbrackie, Mount Torrens, Woodside in postcode 5244.
Mount Barker
Very low343 of 362 nationally · 59 of 69 in SA · 45,111 residents
- Violent 514 per 100k
▲ +39% vs five years earlier
- Property 1,581 per 100k
▼ -9% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 206 per 100k
▼ -11% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Harrogate in postcode 5244.
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 5244
What is the crime rate in postcode 5244?
Recorded crime is published for the Adelaide Hills council area, which covers most of postcode 5244. In 2025-26 it recorded 294 violent offences, 1,224 property offences and 210 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 5244 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Adelaide Hills council area's violent crime rate is 77% below the national rate and 77% below the South Australia rate (294 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 15 ranks 355 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 5244?
Charleston, Harrogate, Inverbrackie, Mount Torrens and Woodside.
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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