Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5401

Postcode 5401 covers Alma, Hamley Bridge and Salter Springs in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Wakefield.

Suburbs in 5401

Recorded crime in the council area

43/100

Wakefield

Moderate227 of 362 nationally · 24 of 69 in SA · 6,993 residents

Violent 787 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Property 3,446 per 100k

▲ +48% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 472 per 100k

▼ -32% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Alma, Hamley Bridge, Salter Springs in postcode 5401.

Open Wakefield on the map

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 5401

What is the crime rate in postcode 5401?

Recorded crime is published for the Wakefield council area, which covers postcode 5401. In 2025-26 it recorded 787 violent offences, 3,446 property offences and 472 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5401 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wakefield council area's violent crime rate is 39% below the national rate and 39% below the South Australia rate (787 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 43 ranks 227 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5401?

Alma, Hamley Bridge and Salter Springs.

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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