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

CRIMEMar-25
Assault211
Domestic violence related assault121
Alcohol related assault104
Sexual assault10
House break-ins34
Commercial break-ins33
Motor vehicle theft20
Property damage174

Summary

CRIMEMar-25
Crime against the person258
Crime against property493

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 01/05/2025.

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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