Crime Dashboard - Toowoomba
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 | 1,661 | 1,183 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 547 | 1,320 | 79 |
| violent | 1,174 | 2,628 | 57 |
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 | 1,183 | 1,075 | 10.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,320 | 1,477 | -10.6% |
| violent | 2,628 | 3,041 | -13.6% |
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 10.0% to 1,183 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.6% to 1,320 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.6% to 2,628 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 | Toowoomba1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,183 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,320 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,628 | 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 Toowoomba was 21.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 60.1% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Toowoomba.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Toowoomba was 13.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 27.4% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Toowoomba.
- the rate of violent crime in Toowoomba was 23.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 7.1% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Toowoomba.