Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5605

Postcode 5605 covers Butler and Tumby Bay in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Tumby Bay.

Suburbs in 5605

Recorded crime in the council area

22/100

Tumby Bay

Low326 of 362 nationally · 52 of 69 in SA · 2,963 residents

Violent 506 per 100k

▲ +62% vs five years earlier

Property 1,924 per 100k

▲ +113% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 337 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Butler, Tumby Bay in postcode 5605.

Open Tumby Bay 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 5605

What is the crime rate in postcode 5605?

Recorded crime is published for the Tumby Bay council area, which covers postcode 5605. In 2025-26 it recorded 506 violent offences, 1,924 property offences and 337 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5605 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tumby Bay council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 61% below the South Australia rate (506 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 22 ranks 326 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5605?

Butler and Tumby Bay.

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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