Crime Dashboard - South Brisbane
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 | 348 | 2,202 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 47 | 1,107 | 66 |
| violent | 214 | 5,602 | 90 |
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 | 2,202 | 1,706 | 29.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,107 | 1,476 | -25.0% |
| violent | 5,602 | 6,837 | -18.1% |
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 29.1% to 2,202 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.0% to 1,107 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.1% to 5,602 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 | South Brisbane1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,202 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,107 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,602 | 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 South Brisbane was 126.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 198.1% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Brisbane.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Brisbane was 5.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 6.8% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Brisbane.
- the rate of violent crime in South Brisbane was 63.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 98.0% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Brisbane.