Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Northern Territory · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 0870

Postcode 0870 covers Alice Springs, Araluen, Braitling, Desert Springs, East Side, Gillen, Sadadeen, Stuart, The Gap and White Gums in Northern Territory. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Alice Springs.

Suburbs in 0870

Recorded crime in the council area

93/100

Alice Springs

Very high5 of 362 nationally · 2 of 6 in NT · 30,875 residents

Violent 6,708 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Property 12,732 per 100k

▼ -35% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,575 per 100k

▼ -38% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Alice Springs, Araluen, Braitling, Desert Springs, East Side, Gillen, Sadadeen, Stuart, The Gap, White Gums in postcode 0870.

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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 0870

What is the crime rate in postcode 0870?

Recorded crime is published for the Alice Springs council area, which covers postcode 0870. In 2025-26 it recorded 6,708 violent offences, 12,732 property offences and 2,575 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 0870 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Alice Springs council area's violent crime rate is 5.2 times the national rate and 65% above the Northern Territory rate (6,708 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 93 ranks 5 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 0870?

Alice Springs, Araluen, Braitling, Desert Springs, East Side, Gillen, Sadadeen, Stuart, The Gap and White Gums.

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.

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