Crime Dashboard - Coolangatta (Qld)

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-ins1111,51191
motor vehicle572,46595
violent714,16284

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-ins1,5111,193 26.7%
motor vehicle2,4652,454 0.4%
violent4,1624,691-11.3%

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 26.7% to 1,511 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 0.4% to 2,465 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 11.3% to 4,162 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
Coolangatta (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,511971739
motor vehicle2,4651,1661,036
violent4,1623,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Coolangatta (Qld) was 55.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 104.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Coolangatta (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Coolangatta (Qld) was 111.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 137.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Coolangatta (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Coolangatta (Qld) was 21.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 47.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Coolangatta (Qld).