Darwin crime statistics

The Darwin urban centre consists of Darwin City and the associated suburbs from Buffalo Creek, Berrimah and East Arm westwards, and represents approximately 35% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The Darwin region falls within the NT Police Darwin Metropolitan Command.

Offence statistics

Selected

CRIMEMay-25
Assault197
Domestic violence related assault108
Alcohol related assault110
Sexual assault20
House break-ins18
Commercial break-ins26
Motor vehicle theft17
Property damage205

Summary

CRIMEMay-25
Crime against the person255
Crime against property513

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 01/07/2025.

Offence rates have been calculated using the latest available estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ( Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. 3101.0, with regional splits based on the latest regional population data available (Regional Population Growth, Australia, cat. 3218.0, or Regional Population by Age and Sex, Australia, cat. 3235.0).

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