Crime Dashboard - Newtown (Ipswich - 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 | 6 | 469 | 41 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 968 | 59 |
| violent | 8 | 2,156 | 55 |
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 | 469 | 386 | 21.4% |
| motor vehicle | 968 | 1,909 | -49.3% |
| violent | 2,156 | 1,559 | 38.3% |
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 21.4% to 469 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 49.3% to 968 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 38.3% to 2,156 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 | Newtown (Ipswich - Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 469 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 968 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,156 | 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 Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) was 51.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 36.5% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newtown (Ipswich - Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) was 17.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 6.6% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newtown (Ipswich - Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) was 37.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 23.8% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newtown (Ipswich - Qld).