Crime Dashboard - Newtown (Toowoomba - 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 | 134 | 1,583 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 54 | 2,137 | 92 |
| violent | 104 | 4,104 | 83 |
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 | 1,583 | 2,033 | -22.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,137 | 3,215 | -33.5% |
| violent | 4,104 | 4,741 | -13.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 22.1% to 1,583 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 33.5% to 2,137 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.4% to 4,104 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 (Toowoomba - Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,583 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,137 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,104 | 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 (Toowoomba - Qld) was 63.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 114.3% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) was 83.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 106.2% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) was 20.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 45.1% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld).