Western Downs crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Western Downs is a council area in Queensland with about 35,452 residents. It has a Crime Score 77 out of 100 (high), 34th 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 (68th percentile), homicide (93rd percentile), sexual offences (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 62.
In 2025-26: violent 1,565 per 100,000 (+73% vs five years earlier); property 4,479 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 657 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 2,324 per 100,000 (+49% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Western Downs council area is 4.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.4% of occupied homes (184 public and 106 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 115 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.3 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Philippines, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 32.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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 | 1,565 | 555 | +73% |
| Property | 4,479 | 1,588 | +2% |
| Break-ins | 657 | 233 | -11% |
| Theft | 2,324 | 824 | +49% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 237 offences in 128 street blocks of Western Downs from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (51), theft (50) and public order (30). 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 Western Downs safe?
Western Downs recorded 1,570 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 14% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 22% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 77.1 out of 100 (high), 34th 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 Western Downs?
233 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 657 per 100,000 residents, close to the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Western Downs
- Fatal traffic crash, Dalby · Dalby, 29 Sept 2026 · 84 km away
Suburbs in the Western Downs council area
Baking Board · Barramornie · Bell · Blaxland · Bogandilla · Boonarga · Boondandilla · Brigalow · Bunya Mountains · Burncluith · Canaga · Chances Plain · Chinchilla · Cockatoo · Columboola · Condamine · Coomrith · Dalby · Dalwogon · Drillham · Drillham South · Ducklo · Dulacca · Durah · Flinton · Glenaubyn · Glenmorgan · Goranba · Grassdale · Grosmont · Guluguba · Gurulmundi · Hannaford · Hookswood · Hopeland · Inglestone · Jandowae · Jimbour West · Kaimkillenbun · Kogan · Kowguran · MacAlister · Meandarra · Miles · Montrose · Moola · Moonie · Moraby · Myall Park · Nandi · Nangram · Pelham · Pine Hills · Pirrinuan · Southwood · Springvale · Tara · Teelba · The Gums · Tipton · Tuckerang · Wandoan · Warra · Weir River · Weranga · Westmar · Wieambilla · Yulabilla
Postcodes in the Western Downs council area
4405 · 4406 · 4408 · 4410 · 4411 · 4412 · 4413 · 4415 · 4416 · 4418 · 4419 · 4421 · 4422 · 4423 · 4424 · 4425
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