Crime Dashboard - Cardwell
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 | 5 | 493 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 551 | 32 |
| violent | 18 | 6,599 | 93 |
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 | 493 | 1,113 | -55.7% |
| motor vehicle | 551 | 1,570 | -64.9% |
| violent | 6,599 | 10,544 | -37.4% |
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 55.7% to 493 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 64.9% to 551 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 37.4% to 6,599 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 | Cardwell1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 493 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 551 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,599 | 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 Cardwell was 49.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 33.2% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cardwell.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cardwell was 52.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 46.8% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cardwell.
- the rate of violent crime in Cardwell was 93.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 133.3% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cardwell.