Crime Dashboard - Wellesley Islands

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-ins13515,202100
motor vehicle1610,435100
violent302103,211100

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-ins15,2027,405105.3%
motor vehicle10,4358,641 20.8%
violent103,211102,703 0.5%

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 105.3% to 15,202 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 20.8% to 10,435 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 0.5% to 103,211 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
Wellesley Islands1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins15,202971739
motor vehicle10,4351,1661,036
violent103,2113,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wellesley Islands was 1,466.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 1,958.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wellesley Islands.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wellesley Islands was 794.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 906.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wellesley Islands.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wellesley Islands was 2,918.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 3,548.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wellesley Islands.