Crime Dashboard - South Townsville
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 | 101 | 4,122 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 36 | 5,182 | 99 |
| violent | 134 | 23,580 | 100 |
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 | 4,122 | 3,299 | 25.0% |
| motor vehicle | 5,182 | 2,481 | 108.9% |
| violent | 23,580 | 19,437 | 21.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 25.0% to 4,122 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 108.9% to 5,182 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 21.3% to 23,580 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 Townsville1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,122 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,182 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 23,580 | 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 Townsville was 324.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 458.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Townsville.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Townsville was 344.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 400.0% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Townsville.
- the rate of violent crime in South Townsville was 589.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 733.5% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Townsville.