What is the crime rate in Moreton Bay?

Moreton Bay recorded 46,623 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026 — a rate of 8,649 offences per 100,000 residents, the 104th highest of 258 areas nationally.

What are the most common offences in Moreton Bay?

Over the last 12 months Moreton Bay recorded 1,889 break-ins (unlawful entries), 985 motor vehicle thefts, 12,095 other thefts, 3,525 assaults and 3,198 property-damage offences, plus 20,961 other offences (drugs, traffic and public-order matters).

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Crime in Moreton Bay

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

46,623

offences (last 12 mo)

8,649

per 100k residents

#104

of areas ranked

Monthly offences over time

Total reported offences per month — the long-run trend for Moreton Bay.

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 46,623 total. Tap any type to chart it.

School catchments in Moreton BayBrowse the most in-demand school zones in this council.

Suburbs in Moreton Bay

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

Caboolture Morayfield Kallangur North Lakes Narangba Deception Bay Burpengary Redcliffe Burpengary East Mango Hill Albany Creek Bongaree Griffin Strathpine Scarborough Murrumba Downs Warner Kippa-Ring Rothwell Clontarf Caboolture South Margate Lawnton Bray Park Banksia Beach Petrie Brendale Newport Ferny Hills Woody Point Arana Hills Dakabin Everton Hills Bellmere Upper Caboolture Sandstone Point Ningi Beachmere Eatons Hill Bellara Elimbah Joyner Cashmere Woodford Woorim Wamuran Samford Valley Dayboro D'Aguilar Delaneys Creek Highvale Samford Village Peachester Donnybrook Kurwongbah Bunya Ocean View Lilywood Toorbul Camp Mountain Mount Mee Beerburrum Clear Mountain Cedar Creek (Moreton Bay)Wights Mountain Sandy Creek Reesville Draper Closeburn Mount Nebo Whiteside Kobble Creek Stanmore Mount Samson Godwin Beach Samsonvale Mount Glorious Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay)Rocksberg King Scrub Laceys Creek Villeneuve Moorina Stony Creek Yugar Moodlu Booroobin Mount Archer Armstrong Creek Royston Neurum Bellthorpe Wootha Meldale White Patch Crohamhurst Dundas Rush Creek Wamuran Basin Bracalba Mount Delaney Cedarton Campbells Pocket

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).