Crime Dashboard - Kirkwood
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 | 7 | 255 | 16 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 571 | 34 |
| violent | 10 | 1,987 | 51 |
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 | 255 | 326 | -21.7% |
| motor vehicle | 571 | 247 | 131.6% |
| violent | 1,987 | 1,762 | 12.8% |
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 21.7% to 255 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 131.6% to 571 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 12.8% to 1,987 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 | Kirkwood1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 255 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 571 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,987 | 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 Kirkwood was 73.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 65.4% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kirkwood.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kirkwood was 51.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 44.9% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kirkwood.
- the rate of violent crime in Kirkwood was 41.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 29.8% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kirkwood.