Crime Dashboard - Toowong
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 | 103 | 915 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 25 | 829 | 52 |
| violent | 40 | 1,246 | 26 |
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 | 915 | 904 | 1.3% |
| motor vehicle | 829 | 647 | 28.1% |
| violent | 1,246 | 2,058 | -39.4% |
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 1.3% to 915 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 28.1% to 829 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 39.4% to 1,246 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 | Toowong1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 915 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 829 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,246 | 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 Toowong was 5.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 23.9% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Toowong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Toowong was 28.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 20.0% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Toowong.
- the rate of violent crime in Toowong was 63.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 55.9% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Toowong.