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Gold Coast crime by suburb: reported offences per 1,000 residents

Every Gold Coast suburb, with the offences police recorded there over 12 months and the rate per 1,000 residents. The same figures appear in the crime section of the free PropertyCheck report.

Last updated 31 October 2026. Data period and sources are given under each table.

Short answer. Across the City of Gold Coast, the Queensland Police Service crime map recorded 86.4 offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026. Among the 55 suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, 13 are above that rate. The highest per-resident rates are in Broadbeach (378), Surfers Paradise (269), Southport (180), centres where many visitors and workers are not residents, so the rate overstates what residents meet. Outside those centres the highest rates were Coolangatta (194), Broadbeach Waters (171), Main Beach (160), Burleigh Heads (148), Miami (137); the lowest were Bonogin (9), Currumbin Valley (14), Tallebudgera (16), Maudsland (18), Willow Vale (19). These are counts of offences recorded by police at general locations, divided by residents; they do not rate a street or a home.

Every Gold Coast suburb with at least 2,000 residents

Sorted from the highest rate. Click a column heading to sort. × Gold Coast rate compares the suburb with the whole city (86.4 per 1,000). Rows marked * have a note: Visitor centre — many visitors and workers are not residents, so a per-resident rate overstates what residents meet; Population +N% since 2021 — the ABS estimates the population grew that much since the 2021 Census, so the true rate is lower than shown.

Suburb	Per 1,000 residents	× Gold Coast rate	Offences (12 months)	Residents (2021)	Note
Broadbeach	378	4.4	2,556	6,771	Visitor centre
Surfers Paradise	269	3.1	7,020	26,105	Visitor centre; Population +20% since 2021
Coolangatta	194	2.2	1,245	6,430
Southport	180	2.1	6,547	36,436	Visitor centre
Broadbeach Waters	171	2.0	1,398	8,157
Main Beach	160	1.8	632	3,960
Burleigh Heads	148	1.7	1,556	10,535
Miami	137	1.6	1,011	7,403
Labrador	109	1.3	2,013	18,552
Nerang	108	1.3	1,851	17,114
Helensvale	106	1.2	2,012	18,901
Molendinar	106	1.2	681	6,422
Biggera Waters	99	1.1	977	9,874
Bundall	80	0.9	386	4,816
Runaway Bay	80	0.9	731	9,163
Mermaid Beach	79	0.9	562	7,124
Coomera	78	0.9	1,566	20,212	Population +18% since 2021
Ashmore	75	0.9	894	11,996
Worongary	74	0.9	441	5,973
Robina	73	0.8	1,815	25,032
Oxenford	71	0.8	866	12,258
Carrara	69	0.8	899	13,116
Burleigh Waters	64	0.7	916	14,415
Jacobs Well	61	0.7	174	2,848	Population +21% since 2021
Pimpama	61	0.7	1,475	24,328	Population +27% since 2021
Palm Beach	59	0.7	959	16,307
Currumbin	58	0.7	189	3,251
Hope Island	58	0.7	836	14,446	Population +23% since 2021
Parkwood	58	0.7	481	8,326
Tugun	57	0.7	404	7,098
Arundel	54	0.6	623	11,623
Ormeau	53	0.6	845	15,884
Mermaid Waters	51	0.6	666	13,075
Varsity Lakes	48	0.5	791	16,642
Upper Coomera	47	0.5	1,292	27,403
Paradise Point	43	0.5	296	6,815
Currumbin Waters	43	0.5	421	9,764
Elanora	40	0.5	501	12,462
Merrimac	40	0.5	289	7,199
Pacific Pines	38	0.4	630	16,621
Highland Park	37	0.4	244	6,565
Mudgeeraba	37	0.4	537	14,632
Ormeau Hills	36	0.4	164	4,504
Benowa	34	0.4	332	9,836
Hollywell	30	0.3	86	2,887
Coombabah	28	0.3	285	10,159
Clear Island Waters	28	0.3	114	4,100
Tallai	27	0.3	119	4,467
Gilston	25	0.3	64	2,534
Reedy Creek	22	0.3	165	7,422
Willow Vale	19	0.2	43	2,281	Population +22% since 2021
Maudsland	18	0.2	144	7,975
Tallebudgera	16	0.2	61	3,829
Currumbin Valley	14	0.2	28	2,071
Bonogin	9	0.1	43	4,897

Offences: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map, each suburb read separately, 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 (read 2026-10-18). QPS: not official statistics; locations are general areas, not exact addresses. CC BY 4.0. Residents: ABS Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Population change: ABS estimated resident population 2021 and 2025 by Statistical Area Level 2 (CC BY 4.0). Rates and comparisons calculated by AQL PropertyCheck.

Smaller suburbs (fewer than 2,000 residents)

Not ranked: a handful of offences moves a small population's rate a long way, and several of these are industrial areas, the airport, bushland or islands with few residents. A rate is shown where the report shows one.

Suburb	Per 1,000 residents	Offences (12 months)	Residents (2021)	Note
Southern Moreton Bay Islands	–	862	–
Bilinga	201	377	1,879
Yatala	254	352	1,385
Stapylton	–	297	431
Gaven	72	118	1,636
Advancetown	–	65	447
Wongawallan	41	57	1,409
Cedar Creek	–	53	466
Steiglitz	94	47	500
Tallebudgera Valley	24	43	1,766
Mount Nathan	27	40	1,476
Alberton	71	39	546	Population +21% since 2021
Luscombe	–	38	265
Norwell	–	35	239
Springbrook	48	34	707
Kingsholme	41	32	779
Woongoolba	–	26	463
Lower Beechmont	24	25	1,066
Guanaba	25	21	847
Austinville	–	15	403
Clagiraba	23	15	651
Gilberton	–	13	–
South Stradbroke	–	13	140
Numinbah Valley	–	7	302
Natural Bridge	–	5	–
Neranwood	–	4	–

How the numbers are made, and what they cannot tell you

Offences are what police recorded on the QPS Online Crime Map for each suburb over 12 months (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026). QPS describes the map as not official statistics; each offence is placed at a general location, not an exact address.
Per 1,000 residents divides those offences by the residents counted in the 2021 Census. Where the population has grown fast since 2021 the true rate is lower than shown; those rows carry a note.
Busy centres. Shopping centres, nightlife, beaches, stadiums and transport hubs record offences against visitors and businesses too. Per-resident rates in those suburbs say more about how many people pass through than about what a resident meets. The rows marked as centres (Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Southport) are our judgement of the clearest cases; other suburbs with a large shopping centre are affected too.
Not a rating of a street or a home. A suburb average hides big differences between streets. The free address check shows where the recorded offences around one address were, within 250 m and 500 m.
The Gold Coast rate (86.4) is the one the report uses; it covers offences recorded across the city, so it differs slightly from adding up the suburbs.

Questions people ask

Which Gold Coast suburbs have the highest reported offence rates?

In 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents and outside the visitor centres Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Southport, the highest rates per 1,000 residents were Coolangatta (194), Broadbeach Waters (171), Main Beach (160), Burleigh Heads (148), Miami (137) (QPS Online Crime Map; ABS Census 2021 residents).

Which Gold Coast suburbs have the lowest reported offence rates?

In 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, the lowest rates per 1,000 residents were Bonogin (9), Currumbin Valley (14), Tallebudgera (16), Maudsland (18), Willow Vale (19).

Why are the rates so high in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach?

The rate divides all offences recorded in the suburb by the people who live there. Centres with nightlife, shops, offices or tourism record offences involving many visitors and workers who are not residents, so the per-resident rate overstates what a resident meets.

Where does this data come from?

Offence counts are from the Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map (CC BY 4.0), read for each suburb for 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026. Residents are from the ABS Census 2021. AQL PropertyCheck calculates the rates. QPS states the map is not official statistics.

Does a suburb rate tell me about one street or house?

No. A suburb average hides big differences between streets. The free PropertyCheck address check shows the recorded offences around one address within 250 m and 500 m, with the same source.

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