Crime Dashboard - Margate (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 | 65 | 1,125 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 1,026 | 63 |
| violent | 60 | 3,376 | 76 |
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 | 1,125 | 849 | 32.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,026 | 1,062 | -3.3% |
| violent | 3,376 | 4,902 | -31.1% |
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 32.5% to 1,125 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.3% to 1,026 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.1% to 3,376 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 | Margate (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,125 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,026 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,376 | 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 Margate (Qld) was 15.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 52.3% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Margate (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Margate (Qld) was 12.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 1.0% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Margate (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Margate (Qld) was 1.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 19.3% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Margate (Qld).