Unincorporated NT crime rate and Crime Score · Northern Territory council area
Unincorporated NT is a council area in Northern Territory with about 8,207 residents. It has a Crime Score 49 out of 100 (moderate), 181st 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 (63rd percentile), break-ins (78th percentile), homicide (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 59.
In 2025-26: violent 1,316 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); property 2,364 per 100,000 (-43% vs five years earlier); break-ins 865 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); theft 597 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 6th of 6 Northern Territory councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Unincorporated NT council area is 2.3% (Northern Territory 5.6%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (42 public and 39 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Northern Territory 13.5%). An estimated 280 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 367.2 per 10,000 residents (Northern Territory 563.6), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 22.7% of residents were born overseas (Northern Territory 23.9%), most often in New Zealand, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 361 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 23.1% 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 | 1,316 | 108 | +36% |
| Property | 2,364 | 194 | -43% |
| Break-ins | 865 | 71 | -23% |
| Theft | 597 | 49 | -42% |
Questions
Is Unincorporated NT safe?
Unincorporated NT recorded 1,320 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 68% lower than the Northern Territory rate (4,050) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 48.6 out of 100 (moderate), 181st 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 Unincorporated NT?
71 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 865 per 100,000 residents, about 26% lower than the Northern Territory rate (1,170).
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