Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5552

Postcode 5552 covers Kainton, Kulpara, Melton, Paskeville, Port Arthur, Sunnyvale and Thrington in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Yorke Peninsula, Barunga West and Copper Coast.

Suburbs in 5552

Recorded crime in the council areas

24/100

Yorke Peninsula

Low313 of 362 nationally · 46 of 69 in SA · 12,242 residents

Violent 457 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Property 1,315 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 253 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Kainton, Port Arthur, Sunnyvale in postcode 5552.

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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 Kulpara, Melton in postcode 5552.

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40/100

Copper Coast

Low246 of 362 nationally · 29 of 69 in SA · 16,601 residents

Violent 940 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 2,765 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 608 per 100k

▼ -27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Paskeville, Thrington in postcode 5552.

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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 5552

What is the crime rate in postcode 5552?

Recorded crime is published for the Yorke Peninsula council area, which covers most of postcode 5552. In 2025-26 it recorded 457 violent offences, 1,315 property offences and 253 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5552 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Yorke Peninsula council area's violent crime rate is 64% below the national rate and 65% below the South Australia rate (457 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 313 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5552?

Kainton, Kulpara, Melton, Paskeville, Port Arthur, Sunnyvale and Thrington.

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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