Cairns City crime statistics
5,902 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 13.9% versus 2024 (5,181 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2022.
≈ 1,632 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,616).
Property offences
Unlawful entry (break-ins)
160
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 189
Motor vehicle theft
49
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 42
Other theft
1,612
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 1,433
Property damage
313
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 304
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Cairns City by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,612 | 1,388 | 1,433 |
| Good Order Offences | 1,436 | 1,177 | 1,307 |
| Drug Offences | 778 | 553 | 558 |
| Assault | 650 | 674 | 599 |
| Other Property Damage | 310 | 328 | 302 |
| Traffic and Related Offences | 243 | 191 | 191 |
| Unlawful Entry | 160 | 186 | 189 |
| Weapons Act Offences | 143 | 99 | 102 |
| Fraud | 104 | 147 | 149 |
| Handling Stolen Goods | 95 | 110 | 98 |
| Trespassing and Vagrancy | 94 | 78 | 75 |
| Miscellaneous Offences | 67 | 83 | 85 |
| Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) | 66 | 43 | 54 |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 49 | 33 | 42 |
| Other Offences Against the Person | 47 | 43 | 38 |
| Robbery | 45 | 47 | 43 |
| Arson | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Homicide | 0 | — | 0 |
| Prostitution Offences | 0 | — | 1 |
Cairns City at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,616
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 9/10
in QLD (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$413/wk
2021
Household income
$1,627/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. QPS publishes a rolling ~5-year window, so history is shorter than other states. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: Queensland Police Service open data (CC BY), data to Jul 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.