Crime Dashboard - Meringandan West
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 | 8 | 315 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 352 | 17 |
| violent | 6 | 785 | 10 |
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 | 315 | 235 | 34.2% |
| motor vehicle | 352 | 497 | -29.2% |
| violent | 785 | 947 | -17.2% |
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 34.2% to 315 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.2% to 352 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.2% to 785 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 | Meringandan West1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 315 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 352 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 785 | 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 Meringandan West was 67.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 57.3% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Meringandan West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Meringandan West was 69.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 66.0% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Meringandan West.
- the rate of violent crime in Meringandan West was 77.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 72.3% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Meringandan West.