Crime Dashboard - Broadbeach Waters
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 | 90 | 1,404 | 89 |
| motor vehicle | 66 | 2,935 | 97 |
| violent | 54 | 2,163 | 55 |
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 | 1,404 | 1,627 | -13.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,935 | 3,311 | -11.3% |
| violent | 2,163 | 3,720 | -41.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 13.7% to 1,404 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.3% to 2,935 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 41.9% to 2,163 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 | Broadbeach Waters1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,404 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,935 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,163 | 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 Broadbeach Waters was 44.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 90.1% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Broadbeach Waters.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Broadbeach Waters was 151.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 183.2% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Broadbeach Waters.
- the rate of violent crime in Broadbeach Waters was 36.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 23.5% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Broadbeach Waters.