Crime Dashboard - Kelso (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-ins | 117 | 1,254 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 56 | 1,797 | 87 |
| violent | 190 | 6,702 | 93 |
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 | 1,254 | 1,492 | -15.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,797 | 1,606 | 11.9% |
| violent | 6,702 | 6,610 | 1.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 15.9% to 1,254 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 11.9% to 1,797 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 1.4% to 6,702 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 | Kelso (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,254 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,797 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,702 | 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 Kelso (Qld) was 29.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 69.8% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kelso (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kelso (Qld) was 54.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 73.4% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kelso (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Kelso (Qld) was 96.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 136.9% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kelso (Qld).