Crime Dashboard - Waterford West
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 | 73 | 1,267 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 38 | 1,592 | 82 |
| violent | 105 | 6,275 | 92 |
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 | 1,267 | 1,136 | 11.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,592 | 1,959 | -18.7% |
| violent | 6,275 | 5,767 | 8.8% |
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 11.5% to 1,267 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.7% to 1,592 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.8% to 6,275 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 West1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,267 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,592 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,275 | 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 West was 30.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 71.5% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waterford West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waterford West was 36.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 53.6% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waterford West.
- the rate of violent crime in Waterford West was 83.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 121.8% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waterford West.