Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5554

Postcode 5554 covers Boors Plain, Cunliffe, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kadina, Matta Flat, New Town, Thomas Plain, Wallaroo Mines and Willamulka in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Copper Coast and Barunga West.

Suburbs in 5554

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Boors Plain, Cunliffe, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kadina, Matta Flat, New Town, Wallaroo Mines, Willamulka in postcode 5554.

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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 Thomas Plain in postcode 5554.

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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 5554

What is the crime rate in postcode 5554?

Recorded crime is published for the Copper Coast council area, which covers most of postcode 5554. In 2025-26 it recorded 940 violent offences, 2,765 property offences and 608 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5554 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Copper Coast council area's violent crime rate is 27% below the national rate and 28% below the South Australia rate (940 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 40 ranks 246 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5554?

Boors Plain, Cunliffe, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kadina, Matta Flat, New Town, Thomas Plain, Wallaroo Mines and Willamulka.

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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