Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5420

Postcode 5420 covers Canowie Belt and Whyte Yarcowie in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Goyder.

Suburbs in 5420

Recorded crime in the council area

38/100

Goyder

Low257 of 362 nationally · 32 of 69 in SA · 4,141 residents

Violent 990 per 100k

▲ +105% vs five years earlier

Property 1,908 per 100k

▼ -19% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 555 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Canowie Belt, Whyte Yarcowie in postcode 5420.

Open Goyder 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 5420

What is the crime rate in postcode 5420?

Recorded crime is published for the Goyder council area, which covers postcode 5420. In 2025-26 it recorded 990 violent offences, 1,908 property offences and 555 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5420 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Goyder council area's violent crime rate is 23% below the national rate and 24% below the South Australia rate (990 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 38 ranks 257 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5420?

Canowie Belt and Whyte Yarcowie.

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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