Brisbane crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Brisbane is a council area in Queensland with about 1,375,301 residents. It has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 138th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by break-ins (76th percentile), robbery (89th percentile), theft (91st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 981 per 100,000 (+78% vs five years earlier); property 5,360 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 708 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); theft 3,284 per 100,000 (+34% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 68th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Brisbane council area is 5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.5% of occupied homes (13,618 public and 2,502 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 4,491 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 33.1% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 86 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 34.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 33.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 981 | 13,491 | +78% |
| Property | 5,360 | 73,714 | +19% |
| Break-ins | 708 | 9,744 | -2% |
| Theft | 3,284 | 45,160 | +34% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 7,699 offences in 2,636 street blocks of Brisbane from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (2,880), drugs (1,640) and public order (714). 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 on the map (source: Queensland Police Service, CC BY).
Questions
Is Brisbane safe?
Brisbane recorded 981 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 29% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 23% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 57.2 out of 100 (moderate), 138th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Brisbane?
9,744 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 708 per 100,000 residents, close to the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Brisbane
- Armed robbery, stealing, and assault charges, Brisbane · Brisbane City, 30 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Armed robbery charges, Kangaroo Point · Kangaroo Point, 26 Oct 2026
- Man charged with hate crime, Morningside · Morningside, 21 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Man charged with grooming and indecent assault, Brisbane · Brisbane City, 9 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Fatal traffic crash, Coorparoo · Coorparoo, 24 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
Part of Brisbane: Brisbane crime rate and crime map.
Suburbs in the Brisbane council area
Acacia Ridge · Albion · Alderley · Algester · Annerley · Anstead · Arana Hills · Archerfield · Ascot · Ashgrove · Aspley · Auchenflower · Bald Hills · Balmoral · Banyo · Bardon · Bellbowrie · Belmont · Berrinba · Boondall · Bowen Hills · Bracken Ridge · Brighton · Brisbane Airport · Brisbane City · Brookfield · Bulimba · Bulwer · Burbank · Calamvale · Camp Hill · Cannon Hill · Carina · Carina Heights · Carindale · Carseldine · Chandler · Chapel Hill · Chelmer · Chermside · Chermside West · Clayfield · Coopers Plains · Coorparoo · Corinda · Darra · Deagon · Doolandella · Drewvale · Durack · Dutton Park · Eagle Farm · East Brisbane · Eight Mile Plains · Ellen Grove · Enoggera · Everton Hills · Everton Park · Fairfield · Fig Tree Pocket · Fitzgibbon · Forest Lake · Fortitude Valley · Gaythorne · Geebung · Gordon Park · Graceville · Grange · Greenslopes · Gumdale · Hamilton · Hawthorne · Heathwood · Hemmant · Hendra · Herston · Highgate Hill · Holland Park · Holland Park West · Inala · Indooroopilly · Jamboree Heights · Jindalee · Kangaroo Point · Karawatha · Kedron · Kelvin Grove · Kenmore · Kenmore Hills · Keperra · Kooringal · Kuraby · Larapinta · Lota · Lutwyche · Lytton · MacGregor · MacKenzie · Manly · Manly West · Mansfield · McDowall · Middle Park · Milton · Mitchelton · Moggill · Moorooka · Moreton Island · Morningside · Mount Coot-Tha · Mount Gravatt · Mount Gravatt East · Mount Ommaney · Murarrie · Nathan · New Farm · Newmarket · Newstead · Norman Park · Northgate
Postcodes in the Brisbane council area
4000 · 4005 · 4006 · 4007 · 4008 · 4009 · 4010 · 4011 · 4012 · 4013 · 4014 · 4017 · 4018 · 4025 · 4030 · 4031 · 4032 · 4034 · 4036 · 4051 · 4053 · 4054 · 4059 · 4060 · 4061 · 4064 · 4065 · 4066 · 4067 · 4068 · 4069 · 4070 · 4073 · 4074 · 4075 · 4076 · 4077 · 4078 · 4101 · 4102 · 4103 · 4104 · 4105 · 4106 · 4107 · 4108 · 4109 · 4110 · 4111 · 4112 · 4113 · 4115 · 4116 · 4117 · 4120 · 4121 · 4122 · 4123 · 4151 · 4152 · 4153 · 4154 · 4155 · 4156 · 4169 · 4170 · 4171 · 4172 · 4173 · 4174 · 4178 · 4179
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