Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5523

Postcode 5523 covers Beetaloo Valley, Clements Gap, Crystal Brook, Huddleston, Merriton, Narridy, Nurom, Wandearah East and Wandearah West in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Port Pirie, Northern Areas and Barunga West.

Suburbs in 5523

Recorded crime in the council areas

68/100

Port Pirie

High77 of 362 nationally · 6 of 69 in SA · 17,664 residents

Violent 2,349 per 100k

▲ +66% vs five years earlier

Property 5,763 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,059 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Crystal Brook, Merriton, Nurom, Wandearah East, Wandearah West in postcode 5523.

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11/100

Northern Areas

Very low359 of 362 nationally · 67 of 69 in SA · 4,688 residents

Violent 405 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Property 853 per 100k

▼ -38% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 149 per 100k

▼ -61% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Beetaloo Valley, Huddleston, Narridy in postcode 5523.

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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 Clements Gap in postcode 5523.

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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 5523

What is the crime rate in postcode 5523?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Pirie council area, which covers most of postcode 5523. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,349 violent offences, 5,763 property offences and 1,059 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5523 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Pirie council area's violent crime rate is 83% above the national rate and 81% above the South Australia rate (2,349 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 68 ranks 77 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5523?

Beetaloo Valley, Clements Gap, Crystal Brook, Huddleston, Merriton, Narridy, Nurom, Wandearah East and Wandearah West.

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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