Crime Dashboard - Southport (Qld)
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 | 460 | 1,409 | 89 |
| motor vehicle | 215 | 1,873 | 88 |
| violent | 580 | 5,730 | 91 |
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 | 1,409 | 1,281 | 10.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,873 | 1,991 | -5.9% |
| violent | 5,730 | 6,847 | -16.3% |
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 10.0% to 1,409 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.9% to 1,873 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.3% to 5,730 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 | Southport (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,409 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,873 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,730 | 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 Southport (Qld) was 45.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 90.7% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Southport (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Southport (Qld) was 60.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 80.7% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Southport (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Southport (Qld) was 67.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 102.6% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Southport (Qld).