Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5483

Postcode 5483 covers Melrose in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mount Remarkable.

Suburbs in 5483

Recorded crime in the council area

18/100

Mount Remarkable

Very low342 of 362 nationally · 58 of 69 in SA · 2,861 residents

Violent 804 per 100k

▲ +81% vs five years earlier

Property 1,503 per 100k

▲ +63% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 280 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Melrose in postcode 5483.

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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 5483

What is the crime rate in postcode 5483?

Recorded crime is published for the Mount Remarkable council area, which covers postcode 5483. In 2025-26 it recorded 804 violent offences, 1,503 property offences and 280 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5483 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mount Remarkable council area's violent crime rate is 37% below the national rate and 38% below the South Australia rate (804 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 18 ranks 342 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5483?

Melrose.

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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