Crime Dashboard - Gold Coast
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 | 4,401 | 736 | 58 |
| motor vehicle | 2,499 | 1,312 | 77 |
| violent | 4,594 | 2,694 | 60 |
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 | 736 | 750 | -1.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,312 | 1,393 | -5.8% |
| violent | 2,694 | 3,180 | -15.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.9% to 736 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.8% to 1,312 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.3% to 2,694 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 | Gold Coast1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 736 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,312 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,694 | 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 Gold Coast was 24.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 0.3% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gold Coast.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gold Coast was 12.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 26.6% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gold Coast.
- the rate of violent crime in Gold Coast was 21.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 4.8% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gold Coast.