Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Northern Territory · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 0812

Postcode 0812 covers Anula, Buffalo Creek, Holmes, Karama, Leanyer, Malak, Marrara and Wulagi in Northern Territory. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Darwin.

Suburbs in 0812

Recorded crime in the council area

82/100

Darwin

Very high21 of 362 nationally · 4 of 6 in NT · 90,035 residents

Violent 3,023 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Property 6,131 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 631 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Anula, Buffalo Creek, Holmes, Karama, Leanyer, Malak, Marrara, Wulagi in postcode 0812.

Open Darwin on the map

The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 0812

What is the crime rate in postcode 0812?

Recorded crime is published for the Darwin council area, which covers postcode 0812. In 2025-26 it recorded 3,023 violent offences, 6,131 property offences and 631 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 0812 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Darwin council area's violent crime rate is 2.4 times the national rate and 25% below the Northern Territory rate (3,023 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 82 ranks 21 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 0812?

Anula, Buffalo Creek, Holmes, Karama, Leanyer, Malak, Marrara and Wulagi.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Northern Territory's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

Nearby postcodes

All NT postcodes · Look up another postcode · Interactive crime map