Crime Dashboard - Tanah Merah
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 | 37 | 806 | 68 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 1,222 | 71 |
| violent | 18 | 2,020 | 51 |
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 | 806 | 672 | 20.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,222 | 905 | 35.0% |
| violent | 2,020 | 1,724 | 17.2% |
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 20.0% to 806 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 35.0% to 1,222 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 17.2% to 2,020 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 | Tanah Merah1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 806 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,222 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,020 | 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 Tanah Merah was 16.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 9.2% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Tanah Merah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Tanah Merah was 4.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 17.9% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Tanah Merah.
- the rate of violent crime in Tanah Merah was 40.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 28.6% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Tanah Merah.