Crime Dashboard - South Toowoomba
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 | 93 | 1,848 | 95 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 1,219 | 71 |
| violent | 96 | 6,862 | 94 |
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 | 1,848 | 1,514 | 22.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,219 | 1,494 | -18.4% |
| violent | 6,862 | 8,379 | -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 22.1% to 1,848 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.4% to 1,219 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.1% to 6,862 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 Toowoomba1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,848 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,219 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,862 | 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 Toowoomba was 90.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 150.3% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Toowoomba.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Toowoomba was 4.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 17.7% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Toowoomba.
- the rate of violent crime in South Toowoomba was 100.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 142.6% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Toowoomba.