Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5373

Postcode 5373 covers Allendale North, Bagot Well, Bethel, Fords, Hamilton, Kapunda, Koonunga and Saint Johns in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Light.

Suburbs in 5373

Recorded crime in the council area

21/100

Light

Low332 of 362 nationally · 55 of 69 in SA · 17,317 residents

Violent 393 per 100k

▲ +47% vs five years earlier

Property 1,721 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 341 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Allendale North, Bagot Well, Bethel, Fords, Hamilton, Kapunda, Koonunga, Saint Johns in postcode 5373.

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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 5373

What is the crime rate in postcode 5373?

Recorded crime is published for the Light council area, which covers postcode 5373. In 2025-26 it recorded 393 violent offences, 1,721 property offences and 341 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5373 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Light council area's violent crime rate is 69% below the national rate and 70% below the South Australia rate (393 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 21 ranks 332 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5373?

Allendale North, Bagot Well, Bethel, Fords, Hamilton, Kapunda, Koonunga and Saint Johns.

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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