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

2,425,000

Runner-up

ThamarrurrNT

Updated

31 May 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.

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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.

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

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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.

#1ElseyNT
2,425,000
291
#2ThamarrurrNT
375,000
705
#3Victoria RiverNT
257,936
325
#4WeddellNT
221,311
135
#5TanamiNT
190,972
275
#6Tiwi IslandsNT
145,360
282
#7ElizabethSA
112,875
1,166
#8AurukunQLD
80,926
80,926
#9East ArnhemNT
80,318
959
#10West ArnhemNT
72,738
571
#11MorningtonQLD
63,603
63,603
#12Gepps CrossSA
60,648
393
#13Port AdelaideSA
56,876
761
#14AnindilyakwaNT
51,200
192
#15GawlerSA
49,551
331
#16KowanyamaQLD
49,081
49,081
#17AdelaideSA
46,561
8,475
#18SmithfieldSA
42,909
1,065
#19Port AugustaSA
41,961
2,701
#20DoomadgeeQLD
41,191
41,191
#21Coober PedySA
39,464
618
#22HackneySA
36,174
208
#23CedunaSA
33,197
649
#24CherbourgQLD
32,042
32,042
#25Oaklands ParkSA
31,180
1,231
#26CityACT
29,576
1,430
#27WoorabindaQLD
29,352
29,352
#28Palm IslandQLD
25,522
25,522
#29Lockhart RiverQLD
25,382
25,382
#30PukatjaSA
24,663
128
#31PormpuraawQLD
24,124
24,124
#32MelbourneVIC
23,998
46,695
#33Port Augusta WestSA
23,826
964
#34CarpentariaQLD
23,649
23,649
#35ThevenardSA
22,558
127
#36Elizabeth SouthSA
22,230
652
#37KilkennySA
21,506
397
#38Mount IsaQLD
21,002
21,002
#39RidleytonSA
20,339
240
#40WellandSA
20,318
179
#41HiltonSA
20,264
184
#42ModburySA
20,204
1,130
#43SalisburySA
19,749
1,746
#44GlenelgSA
19,186
660
#45NapranumQLD
19,161
19,161
#46Howard SpringsNT
19,124
603
#47DicksonACT
18,925
623
#48Port WakefieldSA
18,759
124
#49YarrabahQLD
18,463
18,463
#50Hope ValeQLD
18,403
18,403

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Elsey	NT	2,425,000	291	12
2	Thamarrurr	NT	375,000	705	188
3	Victoria River	NT	257,936	325	126
4	Weddell	NT	221,311	135	61
5	Tanami	NT	190,972	275	144
6	Tiwi Islands	NT	145,360	282	194
7	Elizabeth	SA	112,875	1,166	1,033
8	Aurukun	QLD	80,926	80,926
9	East Arnhem	NT	80,318	959	1,194
10	West Arnhem	NT	72,738	571	785
11	Mornington	QLD	63,603	63,603
12	Gepps Cross	SA	60,648	393	648
13	Port Adelaide	SA	56,876	761	1,338
14	Anindilyakwa	NT	51,200	192	375
15	Gawler	SA	49,551	331	668
16	Kowanyama	QLD	49,081	49,081
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	41,191	41,191
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	32,042	32,042
25	Oaklands Park	SA	31,180	1,231	3,948
26	City	ACT	29,576	1,430	4,835
27	Woorabinda	QLD	29,352	29,352
28	Palm Island	QLD	25,522	25,522
29	Lockhart River	QLD	25,382	25,382
30	Pukatja	SA	24,663	128	519
31	Pormpuraaw	QLD	24,124	24,124
32	Melbourne	VIC	23,998	46,695
33	Port Augusta West	SA	23,826	964	4,046
34	Carpentaria	QLD	23,649	23,649
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	21,002	21,002
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	Salisbury	SA	19,749	1,746	8,841
44	Glenelg	SA	19,186	660	3,440
45	Napranum	QLD	19,161	19,161
46	Howard Springs	NT	19,124	603	3,153
47	Dickson	ACT	18,925	623	3,292
48	Port Wakefield	SA	18,759	124	661
49	Yarrabah	QLD	18,463	18,463
50	Hope Vale	QLD	18,403	18,403

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.