Lockhart River crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Lockhart River is a council area in Queensland with about 702 residents. It has a Crime Score 63 out of 100 (high), 105th 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 (98th percentile), sexual offences (98th percentile), break-ins (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 71.
In 2025-26: violent 16,667 per 100,000 (+303% vs five years earlier); property 7,977 per 100,000 (+68% vs five years earlier); break-ins 3,134 per 100,000 (+156% vs five years earlier); theft 570 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 7th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lockhart River council area is 33.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 63.2% of occupied homes (89 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 18 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 274.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 3.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 31.4% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 57.5% of homes; about 270.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 3.9% 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 | 16,667 | 117 | +303% |
| Property | 7,977 | 56 | +68% |
| Break-ins | 3,134 | 22 | +156% |
| Theft | 570 | 4 | -7% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 32 offences in 3 street blocks of Lockhart River from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (16), property damage (4) and public order (4). 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 Lockhart River safe?
Lockhart River recorded 16,700 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 12.1 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 13 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 63.3 out of 100 (high), 105th 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 Lockhart River?
22 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 3,130 per 100,000 residents, 4.6 times the Queensland rate (686).
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