Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5290

Postcode 5290 covers Mount Gambier 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 Gambier.

Suburbs in 5290

Recorded crime in the council area

56/100

Mount Gambier

Moderate141 of 362 nationally · 16 of 69 in SA · 28,057 residents

Violent 1,465 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Property 4,049 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 724 per 100k

▲ +0% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mount Gambier in postcode 5290.

Open Mount Gambier 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 5290

What is the crime rate in postcode 5290?

Recorded crime is published for the Mount Gambier council area, which covers postcode 5290. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,465 violent offences, 4,049 property offences and 724 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5290 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mount Gambier council area's violent crime rate is 14% above the national rate and 13% above the South Australia rate (1,465 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 56 ranks 141 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5290?

Mount Gambier.

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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