Crime Dashboard - Central Highlands (Qld)
Queensland • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 124 | 535 | 37 |
| motor vehicle | 80 | 864 | 46 |
| violent | 328 | 4,079 | 88 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 535 | 426 | 25.5% |
| motor vehicle | 864 | 678 | 27.5% |
| violent | 4,079 | 3,779 | 7.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 25.5% to 535 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 27.5% to 864 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.9% to 4,079 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Central Highlands (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 535 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 864 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,079 | 3,419 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Central Highlands (Qld) was 44.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 27.6% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Central Highlands (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Central Highlands (Qld) was 25.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 16.6% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Central Highlands (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Central Highlands (Qld) was 19.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 44.2% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Central Highlands (Qld).