What does Highest Crime Rate rank?

Highest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in QLD using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for QLD. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.

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Ranking · QLD · 50 areas

Highest Crime Rate — QLD

Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population in QLD.

Leading area

AurukunQLD

Leading value

78,232

Runner-up

MorningtonQLD

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Crime Rate

Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population — QLD

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use crime rankings as a risk screen, not as a street-level verdict.

BEST FOR

Getting a broad safety signal before shortlisting.

This is useful when you want a first-pass read on area-level crime intensity in QLD.

READ IT AS

Crime source grain varies by state.

Most states are broader LGA or district reads, while SA and ACT can be suburb-grain. Small-population suburb rates are filtered from rankings because they can be distorted by tiny residential denominators.

NEXT STEP

Use suburb pages for the finer read.

Treat this ranking as a directional risk filter, then go deeper on the specific suburb before making any call on suitability.

VERIFY evidence

Area-level risk screen

Crime rankings use broader area data. Open suburb detail before applying the signal to a specific street-level decision.

VERIFY AREA SIGNAL

Use this as a risk screen, not a recommendation.

Save a candidate only if the suburb page can verify the broader area signal with market and local-context evidence.

Distribution

50 areas · midpoint ≈ 8,163

Leader: Aurukun · 78,232

#1AurukunQLD
78,232
78,232
#2MorningtonQLD
60,745
60,745
#3KowanyamaQLD
50,184
50,184
#4DoomadgeeQLD
41,635
41,635
#5CherbourgQLD
32,398
32,398
#6WoorabindaQLD
29,932
29,932
#7Palm IslandQLD
25,247
25,247
#8Lockhart RiverQLD
24,197
24,197
#9CarpentariaQLD
23,944
23,944
#10PormpuraawQLD
23,040
23,040
#11Mount IsaQLD
20,801
20,801
#12NapranumQLD
19,443
19,443
#13YarrabahQLD
19,376
19,376
#14Hope ValeQLD
19,366
19,366
#15Wujal WujalQLD
16,950
16,950
#16ParooQLD
12,048
12,048
#17Northern Peninsula AreaQLD
12,033
12,033
#18RockhamptonQLD
11,569
11,569
#19CookQLD
11,146
11,146
#20CairnsQLD
11,033
11,033
#21TownsvilleQLD
10,565
10,565
#22MareebaQLD
9,572
9,572
#23BurkeQLD
9,271
9,271
#24BarcaldineQLD
8,383
8,383
#25CloncurryQLD
8,274
8,274
#26DiamantinaQLD
8,163
8,163
#27Charters TowersQLD
8,151
8,151
#28LoganQLD
8,043
8,043
#29BouliaQLD
7,495
7,495
#30GoondiwindiQLD
7,349
7,349
#31BalonneQLD
6,860
6,860
#32MurwehQLD
6,824
6,824
#33CroydonQLD
6,666
6,666
#34MackayQLD
6,627
6,627
#35IpswichQLD
6,598
6,598
#36TablelandsQLD
6,564
6,564
#37Central HighlandsQLD
6,557
6,557
#38BrisbaneQLD
6,299
6,299
#39Western DownsQLD
6,244
6,244
#40MapoonQLD
6,236
6,236
#41WhitsundayQLD
6,201
6,201
#42MckinlayQLD
6,074
6,074
#43South BurnettQLD
6,031
6,031
#44DouglasQLD
5,875
5,875
#45Cassowary CoastQLD
5,853
5,853
#46Torres Strait IslandQLD
5,774
5,774
#47ToowoombaQLD
5,730
5,730
#48Gold CoastQLD
5,725
5,725
#49GladstoneQLD
5,683
5,683
#50Fraser CoastQLD
5,526
5,526

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Aurukun	QLD	78,232	78,232
2	Mornington	QLD	60,745	60,745
3	Kowanyama	QLD	50,184	50,184
4	Doomadgee	QLD	41,635	41,635
5	Cherbourg	QLD	32,398	32,398
6	Woorabinda	QLD	29,932	29,932
7	Palm Island	QLD	25,247	25,247
8	Lockhart River	QLD	24,197	24,197
9	Carpentaria	QLD	23,944	23,944
10	Pormpuraaw	QLD	23,040	23,040
11	Mount Isa	QLD	20,801	20,801
12	Napranum	QLD	19,443	19,443
13	Yarrabah	QLD	19,376	19,376
14	Hope Vale	QLD	19,366	19,366
15	Wujal Wujal	QLD	16,950	16,950
16	Paroo	QLD	12,048	12,048
17	Northern Peninsula Area	QLD	12,033	12,033
18	Rockhampton	QLD	11,569	11,569
19	Cook	QLD	11,146	11,146
20	Cairns	QLD	11,033	11,033
21	Townsville	QLD	10,565	10,565
22	Mareeba	QLD	9,572	9,572
23	Burke	QLD	9,271	9,271
24	Barcaldine	QLD	8,383	8,383
25	Cloncurry	QLD	8,274	8,274
26	Diamantina	QLD	8,163	8,163
27	Charters Towers	QLD	8,151	8,151
28	Logan	QLD	8,043	8,043
29	Boulia	QLD	7,495	7,495
30	Goondiwindi	QLD	7,349	7,349
31	Balonne	QLD	6,860	6,860
32	Murweh	QLD	6,824	6,824
33	Croydon	QLD	6,666	6,666
34	Mackay	QLD	6,627	6,627
35	Ipswich	QLD	6,598	6,598
36	Tablelands	QLD	6,564	6,564
37	Central Highlands	QLD	6,557	6,557
38	Brisbane	QLD	6,299	6,299
39	Western Downs	QLD	6,244	6,244
40	Mapoon	QLD	6,236	6,236
41	Whitsunday	QLD	6,201	6,201
42	Mckinlay	QLD	6,074	6,074
43	South Burnett	QLD	6,031	6,031
44	Douglas	QLD	5,875	5,875
45	Cassowary Coast	QLD	5,853	5,853
46	Torres Strait Island	QLD	5,774	5,774
47	Toowoomba	QLD	5,730	5,730
48	Gold Coast	QLD	5,725	5,725
49	Gladstone	QLD	5,683	5,683
50	Fraser Coast	QLD	5,526	5,526

FAQ

Australian highest crime rate FAQ

What does Highest Crime Rate rank?

Highest Crime Rate ranks crime reporting areas in QLD using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Areas with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for QLD. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.