Crime Dashboard - East Toowoomba

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-ins691,27786
motor vehicle231,46879
violent261,70242

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-ins1,2771,155 10.6%
motor vehicle1,4681,637-10.3%
violent1,7022,339-27.2%

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 10.6% to 1,277 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.3% to 1,468 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 27.2% to 1,702 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
East Toowoomba1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,277971739
motor vehicle1,4681,1661,036
violent1,7023,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Toowoomba was 31.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 72.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Toowoomba.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Toowoomba was 25.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 41.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Toowoomba.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Toowoomba was 50.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 39.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Toowoomba.