Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 5555
Postcode 5555 covers Alford, Collinsfield, Hope Gap, Lake View, Mundoora and Tickera in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Barunga West, Wakefield and Port Pirie.
Suburbs in 5555
Recorded crime in the council areas
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 Alford, Mundoora, Tickera in postcode 5555.
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 Hope Gap, Lake View in postcode 5555.
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 Collinsfield in postcode 5555.
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 5555
What is the crime rate in postcode 5555?
Recorded crime is published for the Barunga West council area, which covers most of postcode 5555. In 2025-26 it recorded 409 violent offences, 1,637 property offences and 372 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 5555 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 5555?
Alford, Collinsfield, Hope Gap, Lake View, Mundoora and Tickera.
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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