Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5606

Postcode 5606 covers Port Lincoln in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Port Lincoln.

Suburbs in 5606

Recorded crime in the council area

67/100

Port Lincoln

High84 of 362 nationally · 8 of 69 in SA · 15,065 residents

Violent 2,821 per 100k

▲ +57% vs five years earlier

Property 10,096 per 100k

▲ +63% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,137 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Port Lincoln in postcode 5606.

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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 5606

What is the crime rate in postcode 5606?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Lincoln council area, which covers postcode 5606. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,821 violent offences, 10,096 property offences and 2,137 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5606 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Lincoln council area's violent crime rate is 2.2 times the national rate and 2.2 times the South Australia rate (2,821 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 67 ranks 84 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5606?

Port Lincoln.

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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