Crime Dashboard - Kingston (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 | 142 | 1,579 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 67 | 2,748 | 96 |
| violent | 210 | 7,745 | 95 |
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 | 1,579 | 1,382 | 14.2% |
| motor vehicle | 2,748 | 2,087 | 31.7% |
| violent | 7,745 | 8,081 | -4.2% |
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 14.2% to 1,579 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 31.7% to 2,748 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.2% to 7,745 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 | Kingston (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,579 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,748 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 7,745 | 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 Kingston (Qld) was 62.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 113.8% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kingston (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kingston (Qld) was 135.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 165.2% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kingston (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Kingston (Qld) was 126.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 173.8% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kingston (Qld).