Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 5710

Postcode 5710 covers Stirling North in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Port Augusta.

Suburbs in 5710

Recorded crime in the council area

82/100

Port Augusta

Very high20 of 362 nationally · 2 of 69 in SA · 14,469 residents

Violent 8,508 per 100k

▲ +105% vs five years earlier

Property 18,529 per 100k

▲ +75% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 5,377 per 100k

▲ +164% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Stirling North in postcode 5710.

Open Port Augusta 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 5710

What is the crime rate in postcode 5710?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Augusta council area, which covers postcode 5710. In 2025-26 it recorded 8,508 violent offences, 18,529 property offences and 5,377 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 5710 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Augusta council area's violent crime rate is 6.6 times the national rate and 6.6 times the South Australia rate (8,508 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 82 ranks 20 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 5710?

Stirling North.

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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