Lockyer Valley crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Lockyer Valley is a council area in Queensland with about 46,058 residents. It has a Crime Score 56 out of 100 (moderate), 142nd 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 (61st percentile), homicide (69th percentile), sexual offences (68th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 48.
In 2025-26: violent 1,598 per 100,000 (+137% vs five years earlier); property 3,806 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); break-ins 428 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); theft 2,321 per 100,000 (+81% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 46th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lockyer Valley council area is 5.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.1% of occupied homes (119 public and 34 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 152 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.7 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.1% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 1% of homes; about 35.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.4% 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 | 1,598 | 736 | +137% |
| Property | 3,806 | 1,753 | +52% |
| Break-ins | 428 | 197 | +8% |
| Theft | 2,321 | 1,069 | +81% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 226 offences in 92 street blocks of Lockyer Valley from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (71), theft (40) and assault (29). 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 Lockyer Valley safe?
Lockyer Valley recorded 1,600 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 16% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 25% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 56.2 out of 100 (moderate), 142nd 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 Lockyer Valley?
197 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 428 per 100,000 residents, about 38% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Lockyer Valley council area
Blenheim · Carpendale · College View · Crowley Vale · East Haldon · Egypt · Flagstone Creek · Forest Hill · Gatton · Glen Cairn · Glenore Grove · Grantham · Helidon · Helidon Spa · Ingoldsby · Iredale · Kensington Grove · Kentville · Laidley · Laidley Heights · Laidley North · Laidley South · Lake Clarendon · Lawes · Lilydale · Lockrose · Lockyer · Lower Tenthill · Lynford · Ma Ma Creek · Mount Whitestone · Placid Hills · Plainland · Regency Downs · Ringwood · Seventeen Mile · Stockyard · Thornton · Veradilla · Vinegar Hill · Winwill · Woodbine
Postcodes in the Lockyer Valley council area
4341 · 4342 · 4343 · 4344 · 4345 · 4347
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