Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5340

Postcode 5340 covers Mundic Creek, Murtho, Paringa, Pike River, Wonuarra and Yamba in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Renmark Paringa.

Suburbs in 5340

Recorded crime in the council area

44/100

Renmark Paringa

Moderate220 of 362 nationally · 22 of 69 in SA · 10,274 residents

Violent 1,080 per 100k

▼ -4% vs five years earlier

Property 3,193 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 457 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mundic Creek, Murtho, Paringa, Pike River, Wonuarra, Yamba in postcode 5340.

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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 5340

What is the crime rate in postcode 5340?

Recorded crime is published for the Renmark Paringa council area, which covers postcode 5340. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,080 violent offences, 3,193 property offences and 457 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5340 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Renmark Paringa council area's violent crime rate is 16% below the national rate and 17% below the South Australia rate (1,080 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 44 ranks 220 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5340?

Mundic Creek, Murtho, Paringa, Pike River, Wonuarra and Yamba.

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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