Crime Dashboard - Torquay (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 | 88 | 1,443 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 31 | 1,501 | 80 |
| violent | 75 | 4,364 | 85 |
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 | 1,443 | 1,557 | -7.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,501 | 1,137 | 32.1% |
| violent | 4,364 | 8,211 | -46.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 7.4% to 1,443 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 32.1% to 1,501 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 46.9% to 4,364 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 | Torquay (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,443 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,501 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,364 | 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 Torquay (Qld) was 48.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 95.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Torquay (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Torquay (Qld) was 28.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 44.8% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Torquay (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Torquay (Qld) was 27.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 54.2% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Torquay (Qld).