Crime Dashboard - Freshwater (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-ins333,18599
motor vehicle41,69584
violent91,50936

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-ins3,1851,509111.1%
motor vehicle1,6951,742 -2.7%
violent1,5092,627-42.5%

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 111.1% to 3,185 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.7% to 1,695 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 42.5% to 1,509 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
Freshwater (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins3,185971739
motor vehicle1,6951,1661,036
violent1,5093,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Freshwater (Qld) was 228.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 331.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Freshwater (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Freshwater (Qld) was 45.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 63.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Freshwater (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Freshwater (Qld) was 55.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 46.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Freshwater (Qld).