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

80,926

Runner-up

MorningtonQLD

Updated

31 May 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.

#1AurukunQLD
80,926
80,926
#2MorningtonQLD
63,603
63,603
#3KowanyamaQLD
49,081
49,081
#4DoomadgeeQLD
41,191
41,191
#5CherbourgQLD
32,042
32,042
#6WoorabindaQLD
29,352
29,352
#7Palm IslandQLD
25,522
25,522
#8Lockhart RiverQLD
25,382
25,382
#9PormpuraawQLD
24,124
24,124
#10CarpentariaQLD
23,649
23,649
#11Mount IsaQLD
21,002
21,002
#12NapranumQLD
19,161
19,161
#13YarrabahQLD
18,463
18,463
#14Hope ValeQLD
18,403
18,403
#15Wujal WujalQLD
17,614
17,614
#16Northern Peninsula AreaQLD
11,771
11,771
#17RockhamptonQLD
11,636
11,636
#18ParooQLD
11,474
11,474
#19CairnsQLD
11,007
11,007
#20TownsvilleQLD
10,578
10,578
#21CookQLD
10,461
10,461
#22MareebaQLD
9,472
9,472
#23CloncurryQLD
8,891
8,891
#24BouliaQLD
8,537
8,537
#25BarcaldineQLD
8,455
8,455
#26Charters TowersQLD
8,359
8,359
#27LoganQLD
7,987
7,987
#28BurkeQLD
7,956
7,956
#29DiamantinaQLD
7,791
7,791
#30GoondiwindiQLD
7,152
7,152
#31MurwehQLD
7,002
7,002
#32BalonneQLD
6,976
6,976
#33CroydonQLD
6,666
6,666
#34IpswichQLD
6,631
6,631
#35TablelandsQLD
6,629
6,629
#36MackayQLD
6,570
6,570
#37Central HighlandsQLD
6,543
6,543
#38Western DownsQLD
6,366
6,366
#39BrisbaneQLD
6,340
6,340
#40MapoonQLD
6,276
6,276
#41WhitsundayQLD
6,148
6,148
#42South BurnettQLD
6,085
6,085
#43DouglasQLD
5,921
5,921
#44ToowoombaQLD
5,831
5,831
#45Cassowary CoastQLD
5,827
5,827
#46GladstoneQLD
5,791
5,791
#47Gold CoastQLD
5,699
5,699
#48Fraser CoastQLD
5,491
5,491
#49QuilpieQLD
5,491
5,491
#50HinchinbrookQLD
5,488
5,488

# ▲	AREA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Aurukun	QLD	80,926	80,926
2	Mornington	QLD	63,603	63,603
3	Kowanyama	QLD	49,081	49,081
4	Doomadgee	QLD	41,191	41,191
5	Cherbourg	QLD	32,042	32,042
6	Woorabinda	QLD	29,352	29,352
7	Palm Island	QLD	25,522	25,522
8	Lockhart River	QLD	25,382	25,382
9	Pormpuraaw	QLD	24,124	24,124
10	Carpentaria	QLD	23,649	23,649
11	Mount Isa	QLD	21,002	21,002
12	Napranum	QLD	19,161	19,161
13	Yarrabah	QLD	18,463	18,463
14	Hope Vale	QLD	18,403	18,403
15	Wujal Wujal	QLD	17,614	17,614
16	Northern Peninsula Area	QLD	11,771	11,771
17	Rockhampton	QLD	11,636	11,636
18	Paroo	QLD	11,474	11,474
19	Cairns	QLD	11,007	11,007
20	Townsville	QLD	10,578	10,578
21	Cook	QLD	10,461	10,461
22	Mareeba	QLD	9,472	9,472
23	Cloncurry	QLD	8,891	8,891
24	Boulia	QLD	8,537	8,537
25	Barcaldine	QLD	8,455	8,455
26	Charters Towers	QLD	8,359	8,359
27	Logan	QLD	7,987	7,987
28	Burke	QLD	7,956	7,956
29	Diamantina	QLD	7,791	7,791
30	Goondiwindi	QLD	7,152	7,152
31	Murweh	QLD	7,002	7,002
32	Balonne	QLD	6,976	6,976
33	Croydon	QLD	6,666	6,666
34	Ipswich	QLD	6,631	6,631
35	Tablelands	QLD	6,629	6,629
36	Mackay	QLD	6,570	6,570
37	Central Highlands	QLD	6,543	6,543
38	Western Downs	QLD	6,366	6,366
39	Brisbane	QLD	6,340	6,340
40	Mapoon	QLD	6,276	6,276
41	Whitsunday	QLD	6,148	6,148
42	South Burnett	QLD	6,085	6,085
43	Douglas	QLD	5,921	5,921
44	Toowoomba	QLD	5,831	5,831
45	Cassowary Coast	QLD	5,827	5,827
46	Gladstone	QLD	5,791	5,791
47	Gold Coast	QLD	5,699	5,699
48	Fraser Coast	QLD	5,491	5,491
49	Quilpie	QLD	5,491	5,491
50	Hinchinbrook	QLD	5,488	5,488

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.