Torres Strait Island crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Torres Strait Island is a council area in Queensland with about 4,298 residents. It has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 266th 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 (89th percentile), sexual offences (43rd percentile), break-ins (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 36.
In 2025-26: violent 3,676 per 100,000 (+182% vs five years earlier); property 1,792 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); break-ins 256 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); theft 489 per 100,000 (+50% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Torres Strait Island council area is 11.7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 83.5% of occupied homes (575 public and 271 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 118 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 275.6 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 3.5% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 11% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 75.9% of homes; about 271.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 3.6% 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 | 3,676 | 158 | +182% |
| Property | 1,792 | 77 | +57% |
| Break-ins | 256 | 11 | -0% |
| Theft | 489 | 21 | +50% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 10 offences in 7 street blocks of Torres Strait Island from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (3), public order (3) and break-in (unlawful entry) (2). 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 Torres Strait Island safe?
Torres Strait Island recorded 3,680 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.7 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 2.9 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 36.6 out of 100 (low), 266th 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 Torres Strait Island?
11 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 256 per 100,000 residents, about 63% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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