Crime Dashboard - Balmoral (Qld)

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-ins251,09781
motor vehicle91,11267
violent151,57138

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-ins1,09758687.1%
motor vehicle1,1121,133-1.9%
violent1,5711,12639.5%

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 87.1% to 1,097 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.9% to 1,112 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 39.5% to 1,571 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
Balmoral (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,097971739
motor vehicle1,1121,1661,036
violent1,5713,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Balmoral (Qld) was 13.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 48.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balmoral (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balmoral (Qld) was 4.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 7.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balmoral (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Balmoral (Qld) was 54.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 44.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balmoral (Qld).