Crime Dashboard - Newport (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-ins701,08681
motor vehicle111,17769
violent191,55537

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-ins1,08676641.8%
motor vehicle1,1771,174 0.3%
violent1,5551,576-1.3%

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 41.8% to 1,086 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 0.3% to 1,177 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 1.3% to 1,555 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
Newport (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,086971739
motor vehicle1,1771,1661,036
violent1,5553,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Newport (Qld) was 11.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 47.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newport (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newport (Qld) was 1.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 13.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newport (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Newport (Qld) was 54.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 45.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newport (Qld).