Crime Dashboard - Stafford

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-ins731,39889
motor vehicle291,45979
violent704,01983

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-ins1,3981,221 14.5%
motor vehicle1,4591,622-10.1%
violent4,0193,372 19.2%

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 14.5% to 1,398 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.1% to 1,459 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 19.2% to 4,019 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
Stafford1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,398971739
motor vehicle1,4591,1661,036
violent4,0193,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Stafford was 44.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 89.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Stafford.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Stafford was 25.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 40.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Stafford.
  • the rate of violent crime in Stafford was 17.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 42.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Stafford.