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Darwin crime rate and crime map

Darwin recorded 2,992 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 26% below the Northern Territory rate and 2.3 times the national rate. About the same as five years earlier.

The figures cover the City of Darwin and Palmerston, about 133,228 residents.

Darwin: 3,023 violent offences per 100,000Palmerston: 2,926 violent offences per 100,000
Council areas shaded by violent crime rate against the national rate, 2025-26. Select a council for its full figures and Crime Score.

Darwin against NT and Australia

Violent 2,992 per 100k

Property 6,100 per 100k

Break-ins 643 per 100k

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Australia: every council area with published figures.

Violent crime over ten years

02,5105,0202016-172025-26
DarwinNorthern Territory
Darwin violent crime rate from 2016-17 to 2025-26: 2,105 to 2,992 per 100,000. Violent offences per 100,000 residents.

Street-level crime map of Darwin

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Darwin's council areas

Per 100,000 residents, 2025-26, highest violent crime rate first. Score: Crime Score, 0 lowest to 100 highest recorded crime.
CouncilViolentPropertyBreak-insScore
Darwin3,0236,13163182
Palmerston2,9266,03666775

Questions about crime in Darwin

What is the crime rate in Darwin?

Darwin recorded 2,992 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 26% below the Northern Territory rate and 2.3 times the national rate. Property crime was 6,100 per 100,000. The figures cover the City of Darwin and Palmerston.

Which part of Darwin has the highest crime rate?

Of Darwin's 2 council areas, Darwin had the highest recorded violent crime rate in 2025-26 (3,023 per 100,000) and Palmerston the lowest (2,926). Rates in central council areas are raised by the number of visitors and workers who are not residents.

Is crime going up in Darwin?

Darwin's recorded violent crime rate went from 3,006 per 100,000 in 2020-21 to 2,992 in 2025-26 (-0%). Changes in reporting and police recording affect these trends as well as offending.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts from Northern 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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