Crime Dashboard - Sunshine 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 | 1,329 | 419 | 20 |
| motor vehicle | 607 | 583 | 18 |
| violent | 1,498 | 1,651 | 18 |
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 | 419 | 380 | 10.4% |
| motor vehicle | 583 | 488 | 19.5% |
| violent | 1,651 | 2,095 | -21.2% |
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 10.4% to 419 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 19.5% to 583 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.2% to 1,651 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 | Sunshine Coast1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 419 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 583 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,651 | 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 Sunshine Coast was 56.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 43.3% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sunshine Coast.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sunshine Coast was 50.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 43.7% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sunshine Coast.
- the rate of violent crime in Sunshine Coast was 51.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 41.6% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sunshine Coast.