Crime Dashboard - Main Beach
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 | 44 | 1,258 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 35 | 2,423 | 94 |
| violent | 45 | 4,497 | 86 |
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 | 1,258 | 1,145 | 9.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,423 | 2,019 | 20.0% |
| violent | 4,497 | 5,990 | -24.9% |
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 9.9% to 1,258 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 20.0% to 2,423 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 24.9% to 4,497 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 | Main Beach1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,258 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,423 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,497 | 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 Main Beach was 29.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 70.4% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Main Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Main Beach was 107.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 133.8% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Main Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Main Beach was 31.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 59.0% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Main Beach.