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Crime in postcode 5550

Postcode 5550 covers Beaufort, Bowmans, Inkerman, Kallora, Nantawarra, Port Wakefield, Proof Range and South Hummocks in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Wakefield and Barunga West.

Suburbs in 5550

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Beaufort, Bowmans, Inkerman, Kallora, Nantawarra, Port Wakefield, Proof Range in postcode 5550.

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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 South Hummocks in postcode 5550.

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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 5550

What is the crime rate in postcode 5550?

Recorded crime is published for the Wakefield council area, which covers most of postcode 5550. In 2025-26 it recorded 787 violent offences, 3,446 property offences and 472 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5550 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 5550?

Beaufort, Bowmans, Inkerman, Kallora, Nantawarra, Port Wakefield, Proof Range and South Hummocks.

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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