Crime Dashboard - Burleigh Heads
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 | 109 | 1,134 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 62 | 1,892 | 88 |
| violent | 98 | 3,951 | 82 |
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 | 1,134 | 1,162 | -2.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,892 | 2,089 | -9.4% |
| violent | 3,951 | 4,268 | -7.4% |
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 2.4% to 1,134 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 9.4% to 1,892 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.4% to 3,951 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 | Burleigh Heads1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,134 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,892 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,951 | 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 Burleigh Heads was 16.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 53.6% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burleigh Heads.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burleigh Heads was 62.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 82.6% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burleigh Heads.
- the rate of violent crime in Burleigh Heads was 15.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 39.7% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burleigh Heads.