Redland crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Redland is a council area in Queensland with about 172,831 residents. It has a Crime Score 34 out of 100 (low), 277th 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 (32nd percentile), robbery (45th percentile), theft (54th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2025-26: violent 798 per 100,000 (+114% vs five years earlier); property 2,736 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 265 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,539 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 74th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Redland council area is 4.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (1,355 public and 305 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 235 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.6% of homes; about 14.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.3% 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 | 798 | 1,380 | +114% |
| Property | 2,736 | 4,729 | +13% |
| Break-ins | 265 | 458 | -15% |
| Theft | 1,539 | 2,660 | +14% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 520 offences in 214 street blocks of Redland from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (198), drugs (102) and assault (50). 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 Redland safe?
Redland recorded 798 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 42% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 38% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 34.3 out of 100 (low), 277th 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 Redland?
458 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 265 per 100,000 residents, about 61% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Redland council area
Alexandra Hills · Amity Point · Birkdale · Capalaba · Cleveland · Coochiemudlo Island · Dunwich · Karragarra Island · Lamb Island · MacLeay Island · Mount Cotton · North Stradbroke Island · Ormiston · Peel Island · Point Lookout · Redland Bay · Russell Island · Sheldon · Thorneside · Thornlands · Victoria Point · Wellington Point
Postcodes in the Redland council area
4157 · 4158 · 4159 · 4160 · 4161 · 4163 · 4164 · 4165 · 4183 · 4184
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