Richmond crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Richmond is a suburb in the Richmond council area of Queensland (about 788 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 164th 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 (63rd percentile), robbery (92nd percentile), sexual offences (73rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.

In 2024-25: violent 2,538 per 100,000 (+63% vs five years earlier); property 2,157 per 100,000 (-36% vs five years earlier); break-ins 635 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); theft 635 per 100,000 (-62% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 32nd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Richmond council area is 1.2% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (5 public and 3 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 38.7 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, Philippines, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.1% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 38.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

Queensland publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Richmond are those of the Richmond council area.

Richmond council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Albion · Bellfield · Burleigh · Cambridge · Maxwelton · Saxby · Victoria Vale · Woolgar

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/qld/richmond-4822/ · Australian Crime Map