Crime Dashboard - Ipswich

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-ins592,67398
motor vehicle172,67496
violent17629,768100

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-ins2,6733,271-18.3%
motor vehicle2,6742,989-10.5%
violent29,76832,265 -7.7%

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 18.3% to 2,673 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.5% to 2,674 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 7.7% to 29,768 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
Ipswich1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins2,673971739
motor vehicle2,6741,1661,036
violent29,7683,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Ipswich was 175.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 261.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ipswich.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ipswich was 129.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 158.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ipswich.
  • the rate of violent crime in Ipswich was 770.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 952.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ipswich.