Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5251

Postcode 5251 covers Bugle Ranges, Mount Barker, Mount Barker Junction, Mount Barker Springs, Mount Barker Summit and Wistow in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mount Barker.

Suburbs in 5251

Recorded crime in the council area

18/100

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 Bugle Ranges, Mount Barker, Mount Barker Junction, Mount Barker Springs, Mount Barker Summit, Wistow in postcode 5251.

Open Mount Barker 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 5251

What is the crime rate in postcode 5251?

Recorded crime is published for the Mount Barker council area, which covers postcode 5251. In 2025-26 it recorded 514 violent offences, 1,581 property offences and 206 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5251 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mount Barker council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 60% below the South Australia rate (514 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 18 ranks 343 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5251?

Bugle Ranges, Mount Barker, Mount Barker Junction, Mount Barker Springs, Mount Barker Summit and Wistow.

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.

Nearby postcodes

All SA postcodes · Look up another postcode · Interactive crime map