Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5603

Postcode 5603 covers Arno Bay, Hincks, Verran and Wharminda in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Cleve.

Suburbs in 5603

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Arno Bay, Hincks, Verran, Wharminda in postcode 5603.

Open Cleve on the map

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 5603

What is the crime rate in postcode 5603?

Recorded crime is published for the Cleve council area, which covers postcode 5603. In 2025-26 it recorded 508 violent offences, 1,129 property offences and 339 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5603 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cleve council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 61% below the South Australia rate (508 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 12 ranks 356 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5603?

Arno Bay, Hincks, Verran and Wharminda.

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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