Crime Dashboard - Oakey

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-ins411,32387
motor vehicle231,89088
violent303,05073

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-ins1,3231,959-32.4%
motor vehicle1,8902,434-22.3%
violent3,0503,477-12.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 32.4% to 1,323 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.3% to 1,890 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 12.3% to 3,050 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
Oakey1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,323971739
motor vehicle1,8901,1661,036
violent3,0503,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Oakey was 36.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 79.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Oakey.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Oakey was 62.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 82.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Oakey.
  • the rate of violent crime in Oakey was 10.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 7.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Oakey.