Crime Dashboard - Chermside
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 | 217 | 1,945 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 57 | 1,607 | 82 |
| violent | 175 | 5,606 | 90 |
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 | 1,945 | 1,636 | 18.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,607 | 1,690 | -4.9% |
| violent | 5,606 | 6,525 | -14.1% |
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 18.9% to 1,945 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.9% to 1,607 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.1% to 5,606 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 | Chermside1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,945 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,607 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,606 | 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 Chermside was 100.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 163.3% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Chermside.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Chermside was 37.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 55.1% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Chermside.
- the rate of violent crime in Chermside was 64.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 98.2% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Chermside.