Palmerston Crime Statistics

The Palmerston urban centre consists of the Palmerston suburbs from Pinelands and Yarrawonga south to the Elizabeth River, closely approximating the Palmerston Local Government Area, and represents approximately 13% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The Palmerston region falls within the NT Police Darwin Metropolitan Command.

Offence statistics

Selected

CRIMEAug-25
Assault78
Domestic violence related assault61
Alcohol related assault50
Sexual assault11
House break-ins18
Commercial break-ins6
Motor vehicle theft7
Property damage76

Summary

CRIMEAug-25
Crime against the person102
Crime against property185

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 01/10/2025.

Offence rates have been calculated using the latest available estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ( Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. 3101.0, with regional splits based on the latest regional population data available (Regional Population Growth, Australia, cat. 3218.0, or Regional Population by Age and Sex, Australia, cat. 3235.0).

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