Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5652

Postcode 5652 covers Paney, Pygery and Wudinna in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Wudinna.

Suburbs in 5652

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Paney, Pygery, Wudinna in postcode 5652.

Open Wudinna 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 5652

What is the crime rate in postcode 5652?

Recorded crime is published for the Wudinna council area, which covers postcode 5652. In 2025-26 it recorded 256 violent offences, 2,647 property offences and 598 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5652 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 5652?

Paney, Pygery and Wudinna.

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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