Crime Dashboard - Leichhardt (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-ins351,13082
motor vehicle161,95489
violent979,36997

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-ins1,1301,044 8.3%
motor vehicle1,9542,255-13.3%
violent9,3699,401 -0.3%

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 8.3% to 1,130 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.3% to 1,954 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 0.3% to 9,369 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
Leichhardt (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,130971739
motor vehicle1,9541,1661,036
violent9,3693,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Leichhardt (Qld) was 16.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 53.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Leichhardt (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Leichhardt (Qld) was 67.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 88.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Leichhardt (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Leichhardt (Qld) was 174.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 231.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Leichhardt (Qld).