Australian Crime Rate

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Canberra crime rate and crime map

Canberra recorded 806 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, close to the Australian Capital Territory rate and 34% below the national rate. Down 1% on five years earlier.

The figures cover the Australian Capital Territory, about 484,630 residents.

Unincorporated ACT: 806 violent offences per 100,000
Council areas shaded by violent crime rate against the national rate, 2024-25. Select a council for its full figures and Crime Score.

Canberra against ACT and Australia

Violent 806 per 100k

Property 2,568 per 100k

Break-ins 354 per 100k

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Australia: every council area with published figures.

Violent crime over ten years

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CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
Canberra violent crime rate from 2015-16 to 2024-25: 790 to 806 per 100,000. Violent offences per 100,000 residents.

Street-level crime map of Canberra

Zoom in on the map to street level for suburb outlines, police news pinned where it happened, and live incidents. Open Canberra at street level.

Council area

Per 100,000 residents, 2024-25, highest violent crime rate first. Score: Crime Score, 0 lowest to 100 highest recorded crime.
CouncilViolentPropertyBreak-insScore
Unincorporated ACT8062,56835442

Questions about crime in Canberra

What is the crime rate in Canberra?

Canberra recorded 806 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, close to the Australian Capital Territory rate and 34% below the national rate. Property crime was 2,568 per 100,000. The figures cover the Australian Capital Territory.

Is crime going up in Canberra?

Canberra's recorded violent crime rate went from 816 per 100,000 in 2019-20 to 806 in 2024-25 (-1%). Changes in reporting and police recording affect these trends as well as offending.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts from Australian Capital Territory's official police or crime statistics agency, by council area, standardised to national offence categories, with ABS population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk.

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