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Fatal traffic crash, Coorparoo

Where: Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo, the street the release names · See the street on the map

Fatal traffic crash, Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland · Queensland Police
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The release

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Coorparoo last night, 23 September.

Emergency services were called to Chatsworth Road around 6.30pm, following reports of a traffic crash involving a green Suzuki Impreza and a black Velectrix e-bike.

The cyclist, a 33-year-old Holland Park man, sustained critical injuries.

He was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where he was later declared deceased.

The 28-year-old driver of the Suzuki did not sustain any injuries.

Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash remain ongoing.

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▲ 0% Assault offence occurrence has increased by 0% since August 2026.

▼ 1% Drugs offence occurrence has decreased by 1% since August 2026.

▲ 1.9% Theft offence occurrence has increased by 1.9% since August 2026.

— Queensland Police
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Crime in the Brisbane council area

Brisbane is a council area in Queensland with about 1,375,301 residents. It has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 138th 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 (76th percentile), robbery (89th percentile), theft (91st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.

Violent
981 per 100k
Property
5,360 per 100k
Break-ins
708 per 100k
Theft
3,284 per 100k

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2017-18: 486 per 100,0002018-19: 488 per 100,0002019-20: 473 per 100,0002020-21: 552 per 100,0002021-22: 703 per 100,0002022-23: 801 per 100,0002023-24: 864 per 100,0002024-25: 957 per 100,0002025-26: 981 per 100,0002026-27: 234 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Brisbane, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 52% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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