Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 5303
Postcode 5303 covers Parilla in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Southern Mallee.
Suburbs in 5303
Recorded crime in the council area
Southern Mallee
Low325 of 362 nationally · 51 of 69 in SA · 2,013 residents
- Violent 596 per 100k
▲ +101% vs five years earlier
- Property 1,788 per 100k
▼ -18% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 397 per 100k
▼ -33% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Parilla in postcode 5303.
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 5303
What is the crime rate in postcode 5303?
Recorded crime is published for the Southern Mallee council area, which covers postcode 5303. In 2025-26 it recorded 596 violent offences, 1,788 property offences and 397 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 5303 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Southern Mallee council area's violent crime rate is 53% below the national rate and 54% below the South Australia rate (596 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 22 ranks 325 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 5303?
Parilla.
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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