Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5357

Postcode 5357 covers Blanchetown, McBean Pound, New Well, Notts Well and Paisley in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Loxton Waikerie and Mid Murray.

Suburbs in 5357

Recorded crime in the council areas

35/100

Loxton Waikerie

Low272 of 362 nationally · 35 of 69 in SA · 11,971 residents

Violent 827 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Property 2,306 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 560 per 100k

▲ +31% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers New Well, Notts Well, Paisley in postcode 5357.

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39/100

Mid Murray

Low252 of 362 nationally · 31 of 69 in SA · 9,674 residents

Violent 1,034 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Property 2,419 per 100k

▼ -18% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 589 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Blanchetown, McBean Pound in postcode 5357.

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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 5357

What is the crime rate in postcode 5357?

Recorded crime is published for the Loxton Waikerie council area, which covers most of postcode 5357. In 2025-26 it recorded 827 violent offences, 2,306 property offences and 560 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5357 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Loxton Waikerie council area's violent crime rate is 35% below the national rate and 36% below the South Australia rate (827 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 35 ranks 272 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5357?

Blanchetown, McBean Pound, New Well, Notts Well and Paisley.

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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