Crime Dashboard - Bluewater

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-ins956149
motor vehicle01715
violent73,23275

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-ins561220155.2%
motor vehicle171970-82.4%
violent3,2323,049 6.0%

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 155.2% to 561 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 82.4% to 171 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 6.0% to 3,232 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
Bluewater1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins561971739
motor vehicle1711,1661,036
violent3,2323,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bluewater was 42.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 24.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bluewater.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bluewater was 85.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 83.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bluewater.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bluewater was 5.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 14.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bluewater.