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Crime in postcode 5343

Postcode 5343 covers Berri, Gerard, Gurra Gurra, Katarapko, Lyrup and Winkie in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Berri Barmera, Renmark Paringa and Unincorporated SA.

Suburbs in 5343

Recorded crime in the council areas

40/100

Berri Barmera

Low247 of 362 nationally · 30 of 69 in SA · 10,758 residents

Violent 1,775 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 3,551 per 100k

▲ +23% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 613 per 100k

▲ +46% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Berri, Katarapko, Winkie in postcode 5343.

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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 Gurra Gurra, Lyrup in postcode 5343.

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85/100

Unincorporated SA

Very high13 of 362 nationally · 1 of 69 in SA · 3,001 residents

Violent 13,129 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Property 18,960 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 5,332 per 100k

▲ +60% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Gerard in postcode 5343.

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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 5343

What is the crime rate in postcode 5343?

Recorded crime is published for the Berri Barmera council area, which covers most of postcode 5343. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,775 violent offences, 3,551 property offences and 613 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5343 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Berri Barmera council area's violent crime rate is 39% above the national rate and 37% above the South Australia rate (1,775 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 40 ranks 247 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5343?

Berri, Gerard, Gurra Gurra, Katarapko, Lyrup and Winkie.

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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