Crime Dashboard - Wavell Heights
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 | 80 | 889 | 73 |
| motor vehicle | 35 | 1,258 | 72 |
| violent | 22 | 1,094 | 21 |
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 | 889 | 752 | 18.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,258 | 1,076 | 16.9% |
| violent | 1,094 | 1,709 | -36.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 18.3% to 889 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 16.9% to 1,258 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 36.0% to 1,094 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 | Wavell Heights1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 889 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,258 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,094 | 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 Wavell Heights was 8.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 20.4% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wavell Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wavell Heights was 7.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 21.4% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wavell Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Wavell Heights was 68.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 61.3% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wavell Heights.