Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5601

Postcode 5601 covers Backy Point, Cultana, Douglas Point South, False Bay, Iron Knob, Mullaquana, Murninnie Beach, Point Lowly North, Port Bonython and Whyalla Barson in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Whyalla and Unincorporated SA.

Suburbs in 5601

Recorded crime in the council areas

66/100

Whyalla

High93 of 362 nationally · 10 of 69 in SA · 21,720 residents

Violent 3,490 per 100k

▲ +53% vs five years earlier

Property 9,374 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,906 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Backy Point, Douglas Point South, Mullaquana, Murninnie Beach, Point Lowly North, Port Bonython, Whyalla Barson in postcode 5601.

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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 Cultana, False Bay, Iron Knob in postcode 5601.

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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 5601

What is the crime rate in postcode 5601?

Recorded crime is published for the Whyalla council area, which covers most of postcode 5601. In 2025-26 it recorded 3,490 violent offences, 9,374 property offences and 1,906 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5601 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Whyalla council area's violent crime rate is 2.7 times the national rate and 2.7 times the South Australia rate (3,490 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 66 ranks 93 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5601?

Backy Point, Cultana, Douglas Point South, False Bay, Iron Knob, Mullaquana, Murninnie Beach, Point Lowly North, Port Bonython and Whyalla Barson.

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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