Crime Dashboard - West Gladstone
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 | 72 | 1,506 | 91 |
| motor vehicle | 19 | 958 | 59 |
| violent | 101 | 8,368 | 96 |
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 | 1,506 | 1,403 | 7.3% |
| motor vehicle | 958 | 768 | 24.7% |
| violent | 8,368 | 10,121 | -17.3% |
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 7.3% to 1,506 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 24.7% to 958 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.3% to 8,368 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 Gladstone1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,506 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 958 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,368 | 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 Gladstone was 55.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 103.9% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Gladstone.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Gladstone was 17.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 7.6% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Gladstone.
- the rate of violent crime in West Gladstone was 144.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 195.8% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Gladstone.