Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5273

Postcode 5273 covers Avenue Range in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Naracoorte Lucindale.

Suburbs in 5273

Recorded crime in the council area

23/100

Naracoorte Lucindale

Low321 of 362 nationally · 49 of 69 in SA · 8,930 residents

Violent 773 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 1,579 per 100k

▼ -18% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 291 per 100k

▼ -47% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Avenue Range in postcode 5273.

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 5273

What is the crime rate in postcode 5273?

Recorded crime is published for the Naracoorte Lucindale council area, which covers postcode 5273. In 2025-26 it recorded 773 violent offences, 1,579 property offences and 291 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5273 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Naracoorte Lucindale council area's violent crime rate is 40% below the national rate and 40% below the South Australia rate (773 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 23 ranks 321 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5273?

Avenue Range.

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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