Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5650

Postcode 5650 covers Cootra, Koongawa and Warramboo in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Wudinna and Kimba.

Suburbs in 5650

Recorded crime in the council areas

17/100

Wudinna

Very low346 of 362 nationally · 60 of 69 in SA · 1,171 residents

Violent 256 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Property 2,647 per 100k

▲ +137% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 598 per 100k

▲ +39% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Koongawa, Warramboo in postcode 5650.

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19/100

Kimba

Very low341 of 362 nationally · 57 of 69 in SA · 1,064 residents

Violent 376 per 100k

▲ +298% vs five years earlier

Property 1,880 per 100k

▲ +230% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 564 per 100k

▲ +98% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cootra in postcode 5650.

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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 5650

What is the crime rate in postcode 5650?

Recorded crime is published for the Wudinna council area, which covers most of postcode 5650. In 2025-26 it recorded 256 violent offences, 2,647 property offences and 598 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5650 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wudinna council area's violent crime rate is 80% below the national rate and 80% below the South Australia rate (256 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 17 ranks 346 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5650?

Cootra, Koongawa and Warramboo.

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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