Cherbourg crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Cherbourg is a council area in Queensland with about 1,289 residents. It has a Crime Score 85 out of 100 (very high), 12th 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 assault (96th percentile), sexual offences (99th percentile), break-ins (99th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 84.
In 2025-26: violent 16,447 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); property 16,835 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 3,491 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); theft 1,939 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cherbourg council area is 20.1% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 101.3% of occupied homes (275 public and 36 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 8 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 65.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 0% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%). Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 18.6% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 92.1% of homes; about 64.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 0% 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 | 16,447 | 212 | +22% |
| Property | 16,835 | 217 | -11% |
| Break-ins | 3,491 | 45 | +11% |
| Theft | 1,939 | 25 | -24% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 30 offences in 1 street block of Cherbourg from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (10), property damage (8) and arson (3). 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 Cherbourg safe?
Cherbourg recorded 16,400 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 11.9 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 12.8 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 84.9 out of 100 (very high), 12th 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 Cherbourg?
45 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 3,490 per 100,000 residents, 5.1 times the Queensland rate (686).
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