Crime Dashboard - Walkerston
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 | 14 | 352 | 28 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 615 | 37 |
| violent | 16 | 1,255 | 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 | 352 | 589 | -40.3% |
| motor vehicle | 615 | 1,039 | -40.8% |
| violent | 1,255 | 1,154 | 8.7% |
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 40.3% to 352 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 40.8% to 615 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.7% to 1,255 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 | Walkerston1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 352 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 615 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,255 | 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 Walkerston was 63.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 52.4% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walkerston.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walkerston was 47.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 40.7% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walkerston.
- the rate of violent crime in Walkerston was 63.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 55.6% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walkerston.