Crime Dashboard - Westcourt

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-ins1033,44599
motor vehicle333,81899
violent21018,15799

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-ins3,4453,494-1.4%
motor vehicle3,8183,26916.8%
violent18,15715,46817.4%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 1.4% to 3,445 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 16.8% to 3,818 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 17.4% to 18,157 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
Westcourt1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins3,445971739
motor vehicle3,8181,1661,036
violent18,1573,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Westcourt was 254.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 366.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Westcourt.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Westcourt was 227.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 268.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Westcourt.
  • the rate of violent crime in Westcourt was 431.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 541.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Westcourt.