Croydon crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Croydon is a council area in Queensland with about 273 residents. It has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 162nd 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 (81st percentile), sexual offences (88th percentile), vehicle theft (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 36.
In 2025-26: violent 1,832 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); property 5,128 per 100,000 (+97% vs five years earlier); break-ins 0 per 100,000 (-100% vs five years earlier); theft 1,832 per 100,000 (+393% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 38th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Croydon council area is 5.8% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5% of occupied homes (4 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 111.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7.5% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 110.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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 | 1,832 | 5 | -1% |
| Property | 5,128 | 14 | +97% |
| Break-ins | 0 | 0 | -100% |
| Theft | 1,832 | 5 | +393% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 2 offences in 1 street block of Croydon from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were miscellaneous offences (2). 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 Croydon safe?
Croydon recorded 1,830 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 33% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 43% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 51.8 out of 100 (moderate), 162nd 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 Croydon?
0 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 0 per 100,000 residents, about 100% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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