Crime Dashboard - Toowoomba City
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 | 88 | 4,937 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 33 | 5,855 | 100 |
| violent | 179 | 31,205 | 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 | 4,937 | 4,134 | 19.4% |
| motor vehicle | 5,855 | 4,713 | 24.2% |
| violent | 31,205 | 36,083 | -13.5% |
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 19.4% to 4,937 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 24.2% to 5,855 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.5% to 31,205 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 | Toowoomba City1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,937 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,855 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 31,205 | 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 Toowoomba City was 408.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 568.5% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Toowoomba City.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Toowoomba City was 402.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 464.9% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Toowoomba City.
- the rate of violent crime in Toowoomba City was 812.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 1,003.0% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Toowoomba City.