Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5600

Postcode 5600 covers Whyalla, Whyalla DC and Whyalla Playford in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Unincorporated SA.

Suburbs in 5600

Recorded crime in the council area

85/100

Unincorporated SA

Very high13 of 362 nationally · 1 of 69 in SA · 3,001 residents

Violent 13,129 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Property 18,960 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 5,332 per 100k

▲ +60% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Whyalla, Whyalla DC, Whyalla Playford in postcode 5600.

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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 5600

What is the crime rate in postcode 5600?

Recorded crime is published for the Unincorporated SA council area, which covers postcode 5600. In 2025-26 it recorded 13,129 violent offences, 18,960 property offences and 5,332 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5600 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Unincorporated SA council area's violent crime rate is 10.3 times the national rate and 10.1 times the South Australia rate (13,129 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 85 ranks 13 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5600?

Whyalla, Whyalla DC and Whyalla Playford.

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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