Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5268

Postcode 5268 covers Bangham, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Cannawigara, Lowan Vale, Pooginagoric, Senior and Western Flat in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Tatiara.

Suburbs in 5268

Recorded crime in the council area

21/100

Tatiara

Low330 of 362 nationally · 53 of 69 in SA · 7,088 residents

Violent 381 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Property 1,425 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 212 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bangham, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Cannawigara, Lowan Vale, Pooginagoric, Senior, Western Flat in postcode 5268.

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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 5268

What is the crime rate in postcode 5268?

Recorded crime is published for the Tatiara council area, which covers postcode 5268. In 2025-26 it recorded 381 violent offences, 1,425 property offences and 212 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5268 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tatiara council area's violent crime rate is 70% below the national rate and 71% below the South Australia rate (381 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 21 ranks 330 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5268?

Bangham, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Cannawigara, Lowan Vale, Pooginagoric, Senior and Western Flat.

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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