Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5259

Postcode 5259 covers Ashville, Jervois, Kepa, Malinong, Narrung, Naturi, Poltalloch, Wellington and Wellington East in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Coorong and Murray Bridge.

Suburbs in 5259

Recorded crime in the council areas

37/100

Coorong

Low261 of 362 nationally · 33 of 69 in SA · 5,627 residents

Violent 1,333 per 100k

▲ +74% vs five years earlier

Property 3,217 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 729 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Ashville, Malinong, Narrung, Naturi, Poltalloch, Wellington East in postcode 5259.

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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 Jervois, Kepa, Wellington in postcode 5259.

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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 5259

What is the crime rate in postcode 5259?

Recorded crime is published for the Coorong council area, which covers most of postcode 5259. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,333 violent offences, 3,217 property offences and 729 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5259 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Coorong council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the South Australia rate (1,333 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 37 ranks 261 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5259?

Ashville, Jervois, Kepa, Malinong, Narrung, Naturi, Poltalloch, Wellington and Wellington East.

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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