Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5602

Postcode 5602 covers Cowell, Lucky Bay, Mangalo, Midgee, Miltalie, Minbrie, Mitchellville and Port Gibbon in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Franklin Harbour and Cleve.

Suburbs in 5602

Recorded crime in the council areas

21/100

Franklin Harbour

Low331 of 362 nationally · 54 of 69 in SA · 1,367 residents

Violent 805 per 100k

▲ +77% vs five years earlier

Property 2,121 per 100k

▲ +34% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 658 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cowell, Lucky Bay, Midgee, Miltalie, Minbrie, Mitchellville, Port Gibbon in postcode 5602.

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12/100

Cleve

Very low356 of 362 nationally · 66 of 69 in SA · 1,771 residents

Violent 508 per 100k

▲ +351% vs five years earlier

Property 1,129 per 100k

▲ +100% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 339 per 100k

▲ +501% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mangalo in postcode 5602.

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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 5602

What is the crime rate in postcode 5602?

Recorded crime is published for the Franklin Harbour council area, which covers most of postcode 5602. In 2025-26 it recorded 805 violent offences, 2,121 property offences and 658 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5602 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Franklin Harbour council area's violent crime rate is 37% below the national rate and 38% below the South Australia rate (805 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 21 ranks 331 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5602?

Cowell, Lucky Bay, Mangalo, Midgee, Miltalie, Minbrie, Mitchellville and Port Gibbon.

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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