Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5609

Postcode 5609 covers Cowleds Landing, Middleback Range and Whyalla Jenkins in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Whyalla.

Suburbs in 5609

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Cowleds Landing, Middleback Range, Whyalla Jenkins in postcode 5609.

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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 5609

What is the crime rate in postcode 5609?

Recorded crime is published for the Whyalla council area, which covers postcode 5609. 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 5609 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 5609?

Cowleds Landing, Middleback Range and Whyalla Jenkins.

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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