Barkly crime rate and Crime Score · Northern Territory council area
Barkly is a council area in Northern Territory with about 7,448 residents. It has a Crime Score 84 out of 100 (very high), 19th 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 (97th percentile), robbery (98th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 78.
In 2025-26: violent 6,592 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 11,439 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,605 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); theft 3,088 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 3rd of 6 Northern Territory councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barkly council area is 12% (Northern Territory 5.6%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 38.5% of occupied homes (531 public and 84 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Northern Territory 13.5%). An estimated 722 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 995.9 per 10,000 residents (Northern Territory 563.6), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.7% of residents were born overseas (Northern Territory 23.9%), most often in Philippines, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 11.2% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 35.3% of homes; about 979.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.9% 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 | 6,592 | 491 | +7% |
| Property | 11,439 | 852 | -19% |
| Break-ins | 2,605 | 194 | -33% |
| Theft | 3,088 | 230 | -12% |
Questions
Is Barkly safe?
Barkly recorded 6,590 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 63% higher than the Northern Territory rate (4,050) and 5.1 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 83.9 out of 100 (very high), 19th 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 Barkly?
194 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,600 per 100,000 residents, 2.2 times the Northern Territory rate (1,170).
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