Crime Dashboard - Waterford (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 | 34 | 620 | 55 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 1,356 | 76 |
| violent | 30 | 2,114 | 54 |
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 | 620 | 732 | -15.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,356 | 1,734 | -21.8% |
| violent | 2,114 | 2,225 | -5.0% |
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 15.3% to 620 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.8% to 1,356 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.0% to 2,114 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 | Waterford (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 620 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,356 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,114 | 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 Waterford (Qld) was 36.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 16.0% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waterford (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waterford (Qld) was 16.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 30.8% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waterford (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Waterford (Qld) was 38.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 25.3% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waterford (Qld).