Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5522

Postcode 5522 covers Fisherman Bay, Port Broughton and Ward Hill in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Barunga West.

Suburbs in 5522

Recorded crime in the council area

22/100

Barunga West

Low324 of 362 nationally · 50 of 69 in SA · 2,688 residents

Violent 409 per 100k

▼ -32% vs five years earlier

Property 1,637 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 372 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Fisherman Bay, Port Broughton, Ward Hill in postcode 5522.

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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 5522

What is the crime rate in postcode 5522?

Recorded crime is published for the Barunga West council area, which covers postcode 5522. In 2025-26 it recorded 409 violent offences, 1,637 property offences and 372 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5522 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Barunga West council area's violent crime rate is 68% below the national rate and 68% below the South Australia rate (409 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 22 ranks 324 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5522?

Fisherman Bay, Port Broughton and Ward Hill.

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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