Alice Springs crime rate and Crime Score · Northern Territory council area
Alice Springs is a council area in Northern Territory with about 30,875 residents. It has a Crime Score 93 out of 100 (very high), 5th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (94th percentile), break-ins (98th percentile), homicide (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 93.
In 2025-26: violent 6,708 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); property 12,732 per 100,000 (-35% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,575 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 3,968 per 100,000 (-40% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 2nd of 6 Northern Territory councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Alice Springs council area is 3.5% (Northern Territory 5.6%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 10.2% of occupied homes (781 public and 127 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Northern Territory 13.5%). An estimated 915 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 312.9 per 10,000 residents (Northern Territory 563.6), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 28.1% of residents were born overseas (Northern Territory 23.9%), most often in India, New Zealand, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 9.4% of homes; about 307.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 28.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 6,708 | 2,071 | -5% |
| Property | 12,732 | 3,931 | -35% |
| Break-ins | 2,575 | 795 | -38% |
| Theft | 3,968 | 1,225 | -40% |
Questions
Is Alice Springs safe?
Alice Springs recorded 6,710 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 65% higher than the Northern Territory rate (4,050) and 5.2 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 92.5 out of 100 (very high), 5th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Alice Springs?
795 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,570 per 100,000 residents, 2.2 times the Northern Territory rate (1,170).
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Police news near Alice Springs
- Charges – Aggravated Burglary – Alice Springs · Alice Springs, 21 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Arrest - Armed Person - Alice Springs · Alice Springs, 20 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Aggravated Robbery – Alice Springs · Alice Springs, 19 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Charges – Assault Worker – Alice Springs · Alice Springs, 9 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Arrest - Aggravated Assaults – Alice Springs · Alice Springs, 3 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
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Suburbs in the Alice Springs council area
Alice Springs · Amoonguna · Araluen · Arumbera · Braitling · Connellan · Desert Springs · East Side · Flynn · Gillen · Heavitree Gap CPA · Ilparpa · Irlpme · Kilgariff · Larapinta · Mount Johns · Ross · Sadadeen · Stuart · The Gap · Undoolya · White Gums
Postcodes in the Alice Springs council area
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