City · Queensland · 2025-26

Townsville crime rate and crime map

Townsville recorded 2,883 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.1 times the Queensland rate and 2.3 times the national rate. Up 103% on five years earlier.

The figures cover the City of Townsville, about 206,260 residents.

Under two-thirds of the national rate
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Council areas shaded by violent crime rate against the national rate, 2025-26. Select a council for its full figures and Crime Score.

Townsville against QLD and Australia

Violent 2,883 per 100k

Townsville2,883QLD1,378Australia1,280

Property 7,720 per 100k

Townsville7,720QLD4,929Australia3,779

Break-ins 1,613 per 100k

Townsville1,613QLD686Australia487

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Australia: every council area with published figures.

Violent crime over ten years

TownsvilleQueensland

Townsville violent crime rate from 2016-17 to 2025-26: 1,117 to 2,883 per 100,000. Violent offences per 100,000 residents.

Street-level crime map of Townsville

Queensland Police recorded 2,222 offences in 741 street blocks of Townsville from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (452), drugs (440) and assault (330). Each offence is placed in a street block of roughly 30 to 60 homes, not at an address; sexual and traffic offences are not included.

See every street block in Townsville on the map (source: Queensland Police Service, CC BY).

Council area

Per 100,000 residents, 2025-26, highest violent crime rate first. Score: Crime Score, 0 lowest to 100 highest recorded crime.
Council	Violent	Property	Break-ins	Score
Townsville	2,883	7,720	1,613	84

Questions about crime in Townsville

What is the crime rate in Townsville?

Townsville recorded 2,883 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.1 times the Queensland rate and 2.3 times the national rate. Property crime was 7,720 per 100,000. The figures cover the City of Townsville.

Is crime going up in Townsville?

Townsville's recorded violent crime rate went from 1,420 per 100,000 in 2020-21 to 2,883 in 2025-26 (+103%). Changes in reporting and police recording affect these trends as well as offending.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts from Queensland's official police or crime statistics agency, by council area, standardised to national offence categories, with ABS population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk.

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