What is the crime rate in Gold Coast?

Gold Coast recorded 70,464 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026 — a rate of 10,091 offences per 100,000 residents, the 74th highest of 258 areas nationally.

What are the most common offences in Gold Coast?

Over the last 12 months Gold Coast recorded 3,682 break-ins (unlawful entries), 2,381 motor vehicle thefts, 18,705 other thefts, 5,573 assaults and 4,218 property-damage offences, plus 29,430 other offences (drugs, traffic and public-order matters).

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Crime in Gold Coast

Reported offences in the Gold Coast council area, from Queensland Police data. Showing the 12 months to Jul 2026 and the trend since 2001.

70,464

offences (last 12 mo)

10,091

per 100k residents

#74

of areas ranked

Monthly offences over time

Total reported offences per month — the long-run trend for Gold Coast.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Breakdown — last 12 months

Every reported offence by type. These add up to the 70,464 total. Tap any type to chart it.

School catchments in Gold CoastBrowse the most in-demand school zones in this council.

Suburbs in Gold Coast

Flood and bushfire exposure, crime, school catchments and zoning for each suburb in this council area.

Surfers Paradise Southport Labrador Robina Broadbeach Burleigh Heads Palm Beach Pimpama Hope Island Upper Coomera Russell Island Nerang Coomera Helensvale Coolangatta Varsity Lakes Mermaid Beach Burleigh Waters Ashmore Ormeau Carrara Biggera Waters Mermaid Waters Miami Runaway Bay Arundel Pacific Pines Coombabah Mudgeeraba Oxenford Benowa Main Beach Currumbin Waters Elanora Paradise Point Broadbeach Waters Tugun Tamborine Mountain Molendinar Bundall Merrimac Parkwood Maudsland Reedy Creek Highland Park Worongary Clear Island Waters Currumbin Bilinga Bonogin Yatala Jacobs Well Ormeau Hills Tallai Tallebudgera Hollywell Currumbin Valley Gilston Willow Vale Stapylton Tallebudgera Valley Gaven Wongawallan Mount Nathan Springbrook South Stradbroke Beechmont Lower Beechmont Cedar Creek Guanaba Kingsholme Steiglitz Alberton Witheren Luscombe Clagiraba Advancetown Woongoolba Benobble Wonglepong Austinville Norwell Numinbah Valley Natural Bridge Illinbah Neranwood

Reported offences reflect police-recorded crime, not all crime; reporting rates vary by area and offence type. Counts are for the whole council area, not any specific suburb or address — indicative only. Source: Queensland Police Service crime statistics (CC BY 4.0).