Crime Dashboard - Bundaberg West

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-ins231,37988
motor vehicle182,27793
violent629,67897

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-ins1,3791,192 15.7%
motor vehicle2,277952139.1%
violent9,67811,451-15.5%

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 15.7% to 1,379 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 139.1% to 2,277 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 15.5% to 9,678 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
Bundaberg West1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,379971739
motor vehicle2,2771,1661,036
violent9,6783,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bundaberg West was 42.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 86.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bundaberg West.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bundaberg West was 95.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 119.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bundaberg West.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bundaberg West was 183.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 242.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bundaberg West.