Crime Dashboard - Kawana

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-ins412,13697
motor vehicle232,76696
violent595,57190

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-ins2,1361,13188.8%
motor vehicle2,7661,85649.0%
violent5,5715,769-3.4%

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 88.8% to 2,136 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 49.0% to 2,766 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.4% to 5,571 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
Kawana1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins2,136971739
motor vehicle2,7661,1661,036
violent5,5713,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Kawana was 120.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 189.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kawana.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kawana was 137.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 166.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kawana.
  • the rate of violent crime in Kawana was 62.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 96.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kawana.