Crime Dashboard - West End (Townsville - 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 | 181 | 4,052 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 52 | 3,821 | 99 |
| violent | 108 | 11,329 | 98 |
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 | 4,052 | 2,976 | 36.1% |
| motor vehicle | 3,821 | 3,023 | 26.4% |
| violent | 11,329 | 9,320 | 21.6% |
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 36.1% to 4,052 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 26.4% to 3,821 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 21.6% to 11,329 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 | West End (Townsville - Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,052 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,821 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,329 | 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 West End (Townsville - Qld) was 317.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 448.5% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West End (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West End (Townsville - Qld) was 227.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 268.7% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West End (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in West End (Townsville - Qld) was 231.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 300.4% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West End (Townsville - Qld).