Crime Dashboard - Pelican Waters

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-ins2343437
motor vehicle833416
violent97439

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-ins434651-33.4%
motor vehicle334532-37.3%
violent743920-19.3%

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 33.4% to 434 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.3% to 334 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 19.3% to 743 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
Pelican Waters1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins434971739
motor vehicle3341,1661,036
violent7433,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Pelican Waters was 55.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 41.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Pelican Waters.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Pelican Waters was 71.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 67.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Pelican Waters.
  • the rate of violent crime in Pelican Waters was 78.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 73.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Pelican Waters.