Moreton Bay crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Moreton Bay is a council area in Queensland with about 532,445 residents. It has a Crime Score 48 out of 100 (moderate), 186th 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 robbery (72nd percentile), assault (39th percentile), homicide (55th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 53.
In 2025-26: violent 937 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); property 3,791 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 359 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); theft 2,353 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 70th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Moreton Bay council area is 5.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (4,013 public and 724 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 1,441 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 21.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 86 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 28.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.3% 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 | 937 | 4,991 | +40% |
| Property | 3,791 | 20,185 | +8% |
| Break-ins | 359 | 1,911 | -26% |
| Theft | 2,353 | 12,531 | +27% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 2,292 offences in 872 street blocks of Moreton Bay from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (715), drugs (620) and property damage (192). 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 Moreton Bay safe?
Moreton Bay recorded 937 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 32% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 27% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 47.8 out of 100 (moderate), 186th 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 Moreton Bay?
1,911 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 359 per 100,000 residents, about 48% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Moreton Bay
- Fatal motorcycle crash, Woody Point · Woody Point, 31 Oct 2026 · 17 km away
- Robbery charge, Petrie · Petrie, 24 Sept 2026 · 11 km away
- Armed robbery, Caboolture South · Caboolture South, 18 Sept 2026 · 10 km away
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Suburbs in the Moreton Bay council area
Albany Creek · Armstrong Creek · Banksia Beach · Beachmere · Bellara · Bellmere · Bellthorpe · Bongaree · Bracalba · Bray Park · Brendale · Bribie Island North · Bridgeman Downs · Bunya · Burpengary · Burpengary East · Caboolture · Caboolture South · Campbells Pocket · Cashmere · Cedar Creek · Cedarton · Clear Mountain · Clontarf · Closeburn · Commissioners Flat · Dakabin · Dayboro · Deception Bay · Delaneys Creek · Donnybrook · Eatons Hill · Elimbah · Ferny Grove · Ferny Hills · Godwin Beach · Griffin · Highvale · Jollys Lookout · Joyner · Kallangur · King Scrub · Kippa-Ring · Kobble Creek · Kurwongbah · Laceys Creek · Lawnton · Mango Hill · Margate · Meldale · Moodlu · Moorina · Morayfield · Mount Delaney · Mount Mee · Mount Pleasant · Murrumba Downs · Narangba · Neurum · Newport · Ningi · North Lakes · Ocean View · Petrie · Redcliffe · Rocksberg · Rothwell · Rush Creek · Samford Valley · Samford Village · Samsonvale · Sandstone Point · Scarborough · Stanmore · Stony Creek · Strathpine · Toorbul · Upper Caboolture · Upper Kedron · Wamuran · Wamuran Basin · Warner · Welsby · Westvale · White Patch · Whiteside · Wights Mountain · Woodford · Woody Point · Woorim
Postcodes in the Moreton Bay council area
4019 · 4020 · 4021 · 4022 · 4035 · 4037 · 4055 · 4500 · 4501 · 4502 · 4503 · 4504 · 4505 · 4506 · 4507 · 4508 · 4509 · 4510 · 4511 · 4512 · 4514 · 4516 · 4520 · 4521
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