Crime Dashboard - Wooloowin

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-ins491,43890
motor vehicle231,72285
violent252,06152

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-ins1,4381,329 8.2%
motor vehicle1,7221,26036.6%
violent2,0612,233-7.7%

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 8.2% to 1,438 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 36.6% to 1,722 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 7.7% to 2,061 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
Wooloowin1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,438971739
motor vehicle1,7221,1661,036
violent2,0613,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wooloowin was 48.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 94.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wooloowin.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wooloowin was 47.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 66.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wooloowin.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wooloowin was 39.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 27.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wooloowin.