Crime Dashboard - Birkdale
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 | 65 | 391 | 32 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 429 | 23 |
| violent | 36 | 941 | 15 |
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 | 391 | 276 | 41.9% |
| motor vehicle | 429 | 361 | 18.7% |
| violent | 941 | 1,290 | -27.1% |
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 41.9% to 391 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 18.7% to 429 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 27.1% to 941 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 | Birkdale1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 391 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 429 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 941 | 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 Birkdale was 59.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 47.0% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Birkdale.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Birkdale was 63.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 58.6% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Birkdale.
- the rate of violent crime in Birkdale was 72.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 66.7% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Birkdale.