Northern Territory Police Data Added to the Atlas
New Dataset
A new NT Police-derived dataset has been added to the Atlas using aggregated administrative data provided at postcode/suburb level. The data include information by calendar year, sex/gender, age group, ANZSOC offence division and subdivision, postcode and suburb.
Three indicators were prepared: Unique Offenders, Offenders Offence Count and Victims Offence Count. For offender indicators, age groups include 10 to 17, 18 to 24 and a derived 10 to 24 group. For victim offence counts, age groups include 0 to 9, 10 to 17, 18 to 24 and a derived 0 to 24 group. Final outputs are reported for male, female and all sex categories.
The Atlas outputs are ACYWA-derived geographic estimates from postcode/suburb-level NT Police data. Postcode-level counts were proportionally allocated to SA2, with SA3, SA4 and State/Territory estimates aggregated from SA2. LGA estimates were derived separately using postcode-to-LGA correspondence files. Outputs are available at SA2, SA3, SA4, LGA and State/Territory levels, although SA2 outputs are reported only for the broad ANZSOC (Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification) categories.
Rates were calculated per 10,000 population using Estimated Resident Population denominators. As ABS Estimated Resident Population data are not yet available for 2025, all 2025 rate values are set to NA.
These indicators should be interpreted with caution, as they are approximate ACYWA-derived geographic estimates rather than directly observed NT Police counts at these geographic levels. Unique Offenders should also be interpreted carefully, as the same offender may appear across more than one postcode/suburb or ANZSOC category.
Click below to explore the newly added dataset in the Atlas platform. Find these data under the theme 'Valued, loved and safe'. Then, navigate to Young people offending —> Young people offending (10-24 years) (NT only) —> Select Offences or Offenders. To view victims data, navigate to 'Children and young people as victims of crime (NT only).
