Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5655

Postcode 5655 covers Bockelberg, Gawler Ranges, Kaldoonera, Lockes Claypan, Narlaby and Poochera in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Streaky Bay and Unincorporated SA.

Suburbs in 5655

Recorded crime in the council areas

24/100

Streaky Bay

Low318 of 362 nationally · 48 of 69 in SA · 2,292 residents

Violent 44 per 100k

▼ -93% vs five years earlier

Property 524 per 100k

▼ -65% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 44 per 100k

▼ -91% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bockelberg, Kaldoonera, Poochera in postcode 5655.

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85/100

Unincorporated SA

Very high13 of 362 nationally · 1 of 69 in SA · 3,001 residents

Violent 13,129 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Property 18,960 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 5,332 per 100k

▲ +60% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Gawler Ranges, Lockes Claypan, Narlaby in postcode 5655.

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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 5655

What is the crime rate in postcode 5655?

Recorded crime is published for the Streaky Bay council area, which covers most of postcode 5655. In 2025-26 it recorded 44 violent offences, 524 property offences and 44 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5655 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Streaky Bay council area's violent crime rate is 97% below the national rate and 97% below the South Australia rate (44 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 318 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5655?

Bockelberg, Gawler Ranges, Kaldoonera, Lockes Claypan, Narlaby and Poochera.

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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