Crime Dashboard - Balgal Beach
Queensland • Suburb • 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 | 316 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 0 | 353 | 17 |
| violent | 10 | 3,341 | 76 |
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 | 316 | 177 | 78.4% |
| motor vehicle | 353 | 624 | -43.5% |
| violent | 3,341 | 892 | 274.6% |
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 78.4% to 316 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 43.5% to 353 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 274.6% to 3,341 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 | Balgal Beach1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 316 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 353 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,341 | 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 Balgal Beach was 67.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 57.2% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balgal Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balgal Beach was 69.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 66.0% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balgal Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Balgal Beach was 2.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 18.1% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balgal Beach.