Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5670

Postcode 5670 covers DC of Elliston in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Elliston.

Suburbs in 5670

Recorded crime in the council area

16/100

Elliston

Very low347 of 362 nationally · 61 of 69 in SA · 1,057 residents

Violent 662 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Property 1,987 per 100k

▲ +106% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 189 per 100k

▲ +96% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers DC of Elliston in postcode 5670.

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 5670

What is the crime rate in postcode 5670?

Recorded crime is published for the Elliston council area, which covers postcode 5670. In 2025-26 it recorded 662 violent offences, 1,987 property offences and 189 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5670 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Elliston council area's violent crime rate is 48% below the national rate and 49% below the South Australia rate (662 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 16 ranks 347 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5670?

DC of Elliston.

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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