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Call for information – Aggravated burglary - Millner

Where: Francis Street, Millner, the street the release names · See the street on the map

Call for information – Aggravated burglary - Millner
Millner, Northern Territory · NT Police

The release

Northern Territory Police have released a police-generated image of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries into an aggravated burglary in Millner earlier this month.

Between 11:15am and 11:30am on Friday 4 September 2026, an unknown man allegedly entered a residence on Francis Street armed with a knife.

He allegedly threatened and assaulted the occupant before stealing a quantity of cash and food and fleeing the area.

The man is described as of Aboriginal appearance, aged between 40 and 50 years, with greying, receding hair and white stubble. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a white T-shirt, light blue jeans and black gardening gloves.

Investigations remain ongoing and police urge anyone who recognises the man depicted in the image, or who has information that may assist in identifying him, to contact police on 131 444.

Anyone with CCTV, dashcam or other footage captured in the Francis Street area around the time of the incident is also urged to come forward.

Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Please quote reference number NTP2600085.

— NT Police
This report is from NT Police. Read their full release: pfes.nt.gov.au/newsroom/2026/call-information-aggravated-b…

Crime in the Darwin council area

Darwin is a council area in Northern Territory with about 90,035 residents. It has a Crime Score 82 out of 100 (very high), 21st 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 (89th percentile), homicide (87th percentile), break-ins (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 83.

Violent
3,023 per 100k
Property
6,131 per 100k
Break-ins
631 per 100k
Theft
2,914 per 100k

See the full Darwin crime profile

2017-18: 2,590 per 100,0002018-19: 2,328 per 100,0002019-20: 2,420 per 100,0002020-21: 3,217 per 100,0002021-22: 3,176 per 100,0002022-23: 3,427 per 100,0002023-24: 3,591 per 100,0002024-25: 3,408 per 100,0002025-26: 3,023 per 100,0002026-27: 513 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Darwin, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 80% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Northern Territory.

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