About CrimeAustralia
CrimeAustralia turns official police crime statistics into clear, comparable pages for 9,087 suburbs, 289 council areas and 622 postcodes across Australia. It is free to use, with no sign-up and no paywall.
Why it exists
Each state publishes crime data differently: different offence names, different areas, spreadsheets that are hard to read. Choosing where to rent, buy, open a shop or send a child to school shouldn't need a data analyst. We put every state's figures on one consistent footing so you can see how a place compares with its neighbours, its state and itself over time.
What you'll find here
- Suburb, council and postcode profiles with crime rates per 1,000 residents, five-year trends and the offences that drive them.
- Rankings within each state, with small-population areas flagged so a handful of incidents doesn't make a quiet place look dangerous.
- An address report that pulls together area crime, insurance-relevant offences (vehicle theft, break-ins), housing costs and population growth.
- A crime map and side-by-side comparisons.
Where the data comes from
Every figure comes from an official source: NSW BOCSAR, Victoria's Crime Statistics Agency, Queensland Police, SA Police, WA Police, ACT Policing and NT Police, with population from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We publish our full offence mapping and weights on the methodology page, so you can check exactly how each number is made. The data is refreshed every month as new figures are released.
Independence
CrimeAustralia is an independent Australian project. We are not affiliated with any police force, government agency, real estate business or insurer, and nobody pays to change how a place ranks. The site is supported by advertising, which never affects the data.
Read with care
Recorded crime counts what was reported to or detected by police, not every crime that happened, and busy commercial or tourist areas can show high rates because many visitors pass through. Please read the disclaimer before relying on any figure.
Get in touch
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