What are the safest suburbs in Australian Capital Territory?

The top-ranked suburbs are Farrer, Flynn, Holder, Forde, Campbell, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Safest Suburbs in Australian Capital Territory

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Farrer	100
#2	Flynn	99
#3	Holder	98
#4	Forde	97
#5	Campbell	96
#6	Gordon	96
#7	Fadden	96
#8	Hughes	96
#9	Macarthur	95
#10	Fraser	94
#11	Banks	94
#12	Casey	94
#13	Fisher	94
#14	Chifley	93
#15	Torrens	93
#16	Evatt	92
#17	Latham	92
#18	Harrison	92
#19	Isabella Plains	91
#20	Bonner	91
#21	Moncrieff	91
#22	Cook	91
#23	Curtin	90
#24	Forrest	90
#25	Franklin	90
#26	O'Malley	89
#27	Dunlop	89
#28	Duffy	89
#29	Rivett	88
#30	Ngunnawal	88
#31	Chapman	88
#32	Coombs	87
#33	Melba	87
#34	Barton	87
#35	Denman Prospect	86
#36	McKellar	86
#37	Macgregor	86
#38	Theodore	86
#39	Yarralumla	85
#40	Monash	85
#41	Pearce	84
#42	Downer	83
#43	Bonython	83
#44	Scullin	83
#45	Aranda	83
#46	Kambah	82
#47	O'Connor	82
#48	Gilmore	81
#49	Gowrie	81
#50	Nicholls	81

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 19 August 2026 at 1:46 am AEST

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