Toowoomba crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Toowoomba is a council area in Queensland with about 186,276 residents. It has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 96th 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 break-ins (77th percentile), assault (50th percentile), homicide (72nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.
In 2025-26: violent 1,196 per 100,000 (+68% vs five years earlier); property 4,545 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 785 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); theft 2,410 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 63rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Toowoomba council area is 5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (1,337 public and 284 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 870 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.7% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Iraq. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 48 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.9% 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 | 1,196 | 2,228 | +68% |
| Property | 4,545 | 8,466 | +21% |
| Break-ins | 785 | 1,463 | +12% |
| Theft | 2,410 | 4,490 | +37% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 987 offences in 376 street blocks of Toowoomba from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (296), drugs (179) and public order (147). 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 Toowoomba safe?
Toowoomba recorded 1,200 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 13% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 7% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 65.1 out of 100 (high), 96th 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 Toowoomba?
1,463 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 785 per 100,000 residents, about 15% higher than the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Toowoomba
- Fatal traffic crash, Glenaven · Glenaven, 29 Oct 2026 · 43 km away
- Fatal traffic crash, Toowoomba · Toowoomba, 28 Sept 2026
- Fatal crash, Westbrook · Westbrook, 13 Sept 2026 · 22 km away
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Suburbs in the Toowoomba council area
Acland · Ascot · Bergen · Biddeston · Boodua · Bowenville · Bringalily · Brookstead · Broxburn · Brymaroo · Budgee · Cambooya · Cattle Creek · Cecil Plains · Cement Mills · Charlton · Clifton · Clontarf · Coalbank · Condamine Plains · Cooyar · Cressbrook Creek · Crows Nest · Devon Park · Djuan · Douglas · Dunmore · East Cooyar · East Greenmount · Ellangowan · Elphinstone · Emu Creek · Evanslea · Felton · Felton South · Finnie · Forest Ridge · Formartin · Glenaven · Goombungee · Greenmount · Greenwood · Haden · Hampton · Highland Plains · Hirstglen · Irvingdale · Jondaryan · Jones Gully · Kearneys Spring · Kelvinhaugh · Kilbirnie · Kincora · Kings Creek · Kings Siding · Kingsthorpe · Kooralgin · Kurrowah · Lavelle · Linthorpe · Maclagan · Malling · Malu · Manapouri · Millmerran Woods · Missen Flat · Mount Emlyn · Mount Kynoch · Mount Moriah · Muldu · Nangwee · Neumgna · Nevilton · Newtown · Nobby · Oakey · Pierces Creek · Pinelands · Pittsworth · Plainby · Purrawunda · Quinalow · Ramsay · Rangemore · Redwood · Rockville · Rocky Creek · Rosalie Plains · Saint Helens · Sandy Camp · Scrubby Mountain · South Toowoomba · Southbrook · Spring Creek · Springside · The Bluff · The Pines · Top Camp · Turallin · Upper Cooyar Creek · Upper Pinelands · Upper Yarraman · Victoria Hill · Wainui · West Haldon · West Prairie · Westbrook · Western Creek · Woodleigh · Yarraman · Yarranlea
Postcodes in the Toowoomba council area
4350 · 4352 · 4353 · 4354 · 4355 · 4356 · 4357 · 4358 · 4359 · 4360 · 4361 · 4363 · 4364 · 4400 · 4401 · 4402 · 4403 · 4404 · 4407 · 4614
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