Crime Dashboard - Varsity Lakes

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-ins8554448
motor vehicle531,01362
violent581,42532

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-ins544545 -0.2%
motor vehicle1,0131,154-12.2%
violent1,4251,702-16.3%

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 0.2% to 544 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.2% to 1,013 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 16.3% to 1,425 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
Varsity Lakes1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins544971739
motor vehicle1,0131,1661,036
violent1,4253,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Varsity Lakes was 43.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 26.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Varsity Lakes.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Varsity Lakes was 13.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 2.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Varsity Lakes.
  • the rate of violent crime in Varsity Lakes was 58.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 49.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Varsity Lakes.