Southern Downs crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Southern Downs is a council area in Queensland with about 38,064 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 210th 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 (52nd percentile), sexual offences (53rd percentile), homicide (42nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
In 2025-26: violent 1,298 per 100,000 (+128% vs five years earlier); property 2,759 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 397 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); theft 1,080 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 55th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Southern Downs council area is 4.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.6% of occupied homes (180 public and 51 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 111 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 30 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 29.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.4% 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 | 1,298 | 494 | +128% |
| Property | 2,759 | 1,050 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 397 | 151 | +3% |
| Theft | 1,080 | 411 | +15% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 135 offences in 70 street blocks of Southern Downs from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (28), theft (27) and assault (24). 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 Southern Downs safe?
Southern Downs recorded 1,300 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 45.3 out of 100 (moderate), 210th 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 Southern Downs?
151 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 397 per 100,000 residents, about 42% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Southern Downs council area
Allan · Allora · Applethorpe · Ballandean · Berat · Cottonvale · Dalcouth · Dalveen · Deuchar · Diamondvale · Ellinthorp · Emu Vale · Eukey · Fletcher · Fleurbaix · Forest Springs · Girraween · Glen Aplin · Glen Niven · Goldfields · Goomburra · Hendon · Jennings · Killarney · Leyburn · Lyra · Maryland · Mount Colliery · Mount Marshall · Mount Tabor · Mount Tully · Old Talgai · Palgrave · Rosehill · Severnlea · Somme · Springdale · Storm King · Sugarloaf · Swanfels · Talgai · Tannymorel · The Falls · The Head · The Summit · Thorndale · Thulimbah · Toolburra · Undercliffe · Upper Freestone · Wallangarra · Willowvale · Wiyarra · Womina · Wyberba · Yangan
Postcodes in the Southern Downs council area
4362 · 4365 · 4370 · 4371 · 4372 · 4373 · 4374 · 4375 · 4376 · 4377 · 4378 · 4380 · 4381 · 4382 · 4383
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