Somerset crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Somerset is a council area in Queensland with about 26,936 residents. It has a Crime Score 50 out of 100 (moderate), 174th 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 (58th percentile), homicide (74th percentile), sexual offences (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 1,288 per 100,000 (+50% vs five years earlier); property 3,137 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 282 per 100,000 (-35% vs five years earlier); theft 1,719 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 56th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Somerset council area is 5.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.4% of occupied homes (19 public and 20 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 55 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 21.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 0.4% of homes; about 21.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.8% 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 | 1,288 | 347 | +50% |
| Property | 3,137 | 845 | +23% |
| Break-ins | 282 | 76 | -35% |
| Theft | 1,719 | 463 | +46% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 96 offences in 48 street blocks of Somerset from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (29), drugs (23) and public order (14). 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 Somerset safe?
Somerset recorded 1,290 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 6% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 49.6 out of 100 (moderate), 174th 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 Somerset?
76 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 282 per 100,000 residents, about 59% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Somerset
- Fatal traffic crash, Hazeldean · Hazeldean, 5 Oct 2026 · 34 km away
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Suburbs in the Somerset council area
Atkinsons Dam · Benarkin North · Biarra · Blacksoil · Borallon · Bryden · Buaraba · Caboonbah · Cherry Creek · Clarendon · Coal Creek · Cooeeimbardi · Coominya · Cressbrook · Crossdale · Esk · Eskdale · Fairney View · Fulham · Glen Esk · Glenfern · Goolman · Gregors Creek · Harlin · Hazeldean · Ivory Creek · Jimna · Kilcoy · Kingaham · Linville · Lockyer Waters · Lower Cressbrook · Lowood · Monsildale · Mount Beppo · Mount Hallen · Murrumba · Patrick Estate · Pine Mountain · Prenzlau · Rifle Range · Royston · Sheep Station Creek · Somerset Dam · Toogoolawah · White Rock · Winya · Wivenhoe Hill · Woolmar · Yimbun
Postcodes in the Somerset council area
4306 · 4311 · 4312 · 4313 · 4515
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