Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5254

Postcode 5254 covers Caloote, Monarto South, Mypolonga, Pallamana, Petwood, Rocky Gully, Tepko, Wall Flat, White Hill and Woodlane in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Murray Bridge, Mid Murray and Mount Barker.

Suburbs in 5254

Recorded crime in the council areas

60/100

Murray Bridge

Moderate126 of 362 nationally · 15 of 69 in SA · 23,539 residents

Violent 2,328 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 5,349 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 986 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Monarto South, Mypolonga, Pallamana, Rocky Gully, Wall Flat, White Hill, Woodlane in postcode 5254.

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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 Caloote, Tepko in postcode 5254.

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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 Petwood in postcode 5254.

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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 5254

What is the crime rate in postcode 5254?

Recorded crime is published for the Murray Bridge council area, which covers most of postcode 5254. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,328 violent offences, 5,349 property offences and 986 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5254 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Murray Bridge council area's violent crime rate is 82% above the national rate and 79% above the South Australia rate (2,328 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 126 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5254?

Caloote, Monarto South, Mypolonga, Pallamana, Petwood, Rocky Gully, Tepko, Wall Flat, White Hill and Woodlane.

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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