Crime Dashboard - Townsville 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 | 123 | 4,186 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 40 | 4,209 | 99 |
| violent | 298 | 39,259 | 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 | 4,186 | 3,630 | 15.3% |
| motor vehicle | 4,209 | 3,619 | 16.3% |
| violent | 39,259 | 46,434 | -15.5% |
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 15.3% to 4,186 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 16.3% to 4,209 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.5% to 39,259 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 | Townsville City1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,186 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,209 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 39,259 | 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 Townsville City was 331.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 466.7% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Townsville City.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Townsville City was 260.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 306.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Townsville City.
- the rate of violent crime in Townsville City was 1,048.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 1,287.7% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Townsville City.