NT Balance Crime Statistics

The Northern Territory Balance consists of all the areas outside the defined urban centres, including urban fringes, rural areas near the main centers and small remote communities. This area represents approximately 32% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The NT Balance region covers areas across all four Police Commands – Darwin Metropolitan, Northern, Central and Southern Commands.  

Offence statistics

Selected

CRIMEJun-25
Assault244
Domestic violence related assault168
Alcohol related assault65
Sexual assault15
House break-ins27
Commercial break-ins17
Motor vehicle theft4
Property damage114

Summary

CRIMEJun-25
Crime against the person283
Crime against property242

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 01/08/2025.

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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