Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5556

Postcode 5556 covers North Beach, Wallaroo, Wallaroo Plain and Warburto in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Copper Coast.

Suburbs in 5556

Recorded crime in the council area

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 North Beach, Wallaroo, Wallaroo Plain, Warburto in postcode 5556.

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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 5556

What is the crime rate in postcode 5556?

Recorded crime is published for the Copper Coast council area, which covers postcode 5556. In 2025-26 it recorded 940 violent offences, 2,765 property offences and 608 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5556 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 5556?

North Beach, Wallaroo, Wallaroo Plain and Warburto.

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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