What does Highest Crime Rate rank?

Highest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.

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Ranking · Australia · 50 areas

Highest Crime Rate

Name: Highest Crime Rate — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population.

Leading area

ElseyNT

Leading value

2,458,333

Runner-up

ThamarrurrNT

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Crime Rate

Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population — Australia

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use crime rankings as a risk screen, not as a street-level verdict.

BEST FOR

Getting a broad safety signal before shortlisting.

This is useful when you want a first-pass read on area-level crime intensity.

READ IT AS

Crime source grain varies by state.

Most states are broader LGA or district reads, while SA and ACT can be suburb-grain. Small-population suburb rates are filtered from rankings because they can be distorted by tiny residential denominators.

NEXT STEP

Use suburb pages for the finer read.

Treat this ranking as a directional risk filter, then go deeper on the specific suburb before making any call on suitability.

VERIFY evidence

Area-level risk screen

Crime rankings use broader area data. Open suburb detail before applying the signal to a specific street-level decision.

VERIFY AREA SIGNAL

Use this as a risk screen, not a recommendation.

Save a candidate only if the suburb page can verify the broader area signal with market and local-context evidence.

Distribution

50 areas · midpoint ≈ 29,932

Leader: Elsey · 2,458,333

#1ElseyNT
2,458,333
295
#2ThamarrurrNT
380,319
715
#3Victoria RiverNT
242,063
305
#4WeddellNT
240,983
147
#5TanamiNT
186,805
269
#6Tiwi IslandsNT
145,360
282
#7ElizabethSA
112,875
1,166
#8AurukunQLD
78,232
78,232
#9East ArnhemNT
75,460
901
#10West ArnhemNT
69,936
549
#11MorningtonQLD
60,745
60,745
#12Gepps CrossSA
60,648
393
#13Port AdelaideSA
56,876
761
#14AnindilyakwaNT
51,733
194
#15KowanyamaQLD
50,184
50,184
#16GawlerSA
49,551
331
#17AdelaideSA
46,561
8,475
#18SmithfieldSA
42,909
1,065
#19Port AugustaSA
41,961
2,701
#20DoomadgeeQLD
41,635
41,635
#21Coober PedySA
39,464
618
#22HackneySA
36,174
208
#23CedunaSA
33,197
649
#24CherbourgQLD
32,398
32,398
#25Oaklands ParkSA
31,180
1,231
#26WoorabindaQLD
29,932
29,932
#27CityACT
29,576
1,430
#28Palm IslandQLD
25,247
25,247
#29PukatjaSA
24,663
128
#30Lockhart RiverQLD
24,197
24,197
#31CarpentariaQLD
23,944
23,944
#32Port Augusta WestSA
23,826
964
#33MelbourneVIC
23,304
45,561
#34PormpuraawQLD
23,040
23,040
#35ThevenardSA
22,558
127
#36Elizabeth SouthSA
22,230
652
#37KilkennySA
21,506
397
#38Mount IsaQLD
20,801
20,801
#39RidleytonSA
20,339
240
#40WellandSA
20,318
179
#41HiltonSA
20,264
184
#42ModburySA
20,204
1,130
#43Howard SpringsNT
20,076
633
#44SalisburySA
19,749
1,746
#45NapranumQLD
19,443
19,443
#46YarrabahQLD
19,376
19,376
#47Hope ValeQLD
19,366
19,366
#48GlenelgSA
19,186
660
#49DicksonACT
18,925
623
#50Port WakefieldSA
18,759
124

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Elsey	NT	2,458,333	295	12
2	Thamarrurr	NT	380,319	715	188
3	Victoria River	NT	242,063	305	126
4	Weddell	NT	240,983	147	61
5	Tanami	NT	186,805	269	144
6	Tiwi Islands	NT	145,360	282	194
7	Elizabeth	SA	112,875	1,166	1,033
8	Aurukun	QLD	78,232	78,232
9	East Arnhem	NT	75,460	901	1,194
10	West Arnhem	NT	69,936	549	785
11	Mornington	QLD	60,745	60,745
12	Gepps Cross	SA	60,648	393	648
13	Port Adelaide	SA	56,876	761	1,338
14	Anindilyakwa	NT	51,733	194	375
15	Kowanyama	QLD	50,184	50,184
16	Gawler	SA	49,551	331	668
17	Adelaide	SA	46,561	8,475	18,202
18	Smithfield	SA	42,909	1,065	2,482
19	Port Augusta	SA	41,961	2,701	6,437
20	Doomadgee	QLD	41,635	41,635
21	Coober Pedy	SA	39,464	618	1,566
22	Hackney	SA	36,174	208	575
23	Ceduna	SA	33,197	649	1,955
24	Cherbourg	QLD	32,398	32,398
25	Oaklands Park	SA	31,180	1,231	3,948
26	Woorabinda	QLD	29,932	29,932
27	City	ACT	29,576	1,430	4,835
28	Palm Island	QLD	25,247	25,247
29	Pukatja	SA	24,663	128	519
30	Lockhart River	QLD	24,197	24,197
31	Carpentaria	QLD	23,944	23,944
32	Port Augusta West	SA	23,826	964	4,046
33	Melbourne	VIC	23,304	45,561
34	Pormpuraaw	QLD	23,040	23,040
35	Thevenard	SA	22,558	127	563
36	Elizabeth South	SA	22,230	652	2,933
37	Kilkenny	SA	21,506	397	1,846
38	Mount Isa	QLD	20,801	20,801
39	Ridleyton	SA	20,339	240	1,180
40	Welland	SA	20,318	179	881
41	Hilton	SA	20,264	184	908
42	Modbury	SA	20,204	1,130	5,593
43	Howard Springs	NT	20,076	633	3,153
44	Salisbury	SA	19,749	1,746	8,841
45	Napranum	QLD	19,443	19,443
46	Yarrabah	QLD	19,376	19,376
47	Hope Vale	QLD	19,366	19,366
48	Glenelg	SA	19,186	660	3,440
49	Dickson	ACT	18,925	623	3,292
50	Port Wakefield	SA	18,759	124	661

FAQ

Australian highest crime rate FAQ

What does Highest Crime Rate rank?

Highest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.