Crime Dashboard - Herston
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 | 26 | 1,131 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 17 | 2,388 | 94 |
| violent | 95 | 13,604 | 99 |
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 | 1,131 | 1,886 | -40.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,388 | 2,160 | 10.5% |
| violent | 13,604 | 18,393 | -26.0% |
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 40.0% to 1,131 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 10.5% to 2,388 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 13,604 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 | Herston1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,131 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,388 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 13,604 | 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 Herston was 16.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 53.2% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Herston.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Herston was 104.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 130.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Herston.
- the rate of violent crime in Herston was 297.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 380.9% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Herston.