- BudgetDirect data analysis based on property crime records reveals the safest postcodes in the city
- 4055 in North West Brisbane is the safest area code, it includes Ferny Hills, Kedron Upper, Bunya, Ferny Grove, Ferny Hills and Upper Kedron.
- The Queensland state average is 130 crimes per 1,000 properties, all the top 20 suburbs have less than 60 per 1,000
Brisbane is the Olympic city to be, the world’s 27th most livable city and the capital of the Sunshine state.
Brisbane’s housing market was the country’s strongest performer in 2022, with a 32% growth in median house prices, according to CoreLogic. This was in comparison to 22% nationally.
Since the pandemic began, Brisbane’s dwelling values increased by 42.7% from trough to peak.
Which are Brissie’s safest areas?
Budget Direct data analysis based on property crime records from Queensland Police reveals the safest postcodes in the city. The data is drawn from 2017 – 2022.
1. Postal Code 4055
Topping the list is 4055 in North West Brisbane. The code includes Ferny Hills, Kedron Upper, Bunya, Ferny Grove, Ferny Hills and Upper Kedron.
The area is ranked 25th in the state, recording 14 crimes per 1,000 properties.
2. Postal Code 4070
Taking out the silver place is 4070 which encompasses Anstead, Bellbowrie, Moggill and Priors Pocket.
This area is in southwest Brisbane and records 17 crimes per 1,000 properties.
3. Postal Code 4061
In third place is 4061 where The Gap is located. The Gap is a northwestern suburb in Brisbane. It has a population of 17,318 people according to the 2021 census.
4. Postal Code 4037
Next is code 4037 which includes Eatons Hill.
The area has a crime rate of 23 crimes per 1,000 properties.
5. Postal Code 4154
This code includes suburbs Gumdale, Ransome and Wakerley.
4154 has a crime rate of 24 crimes per 1,000 properties.
6. Postal Code 4065
The postcode encompasses three suburbs north-west of the CBD Bardon West, Jubilee, Rainworth and Bardon
The relatively central area records 26 crimes per 1,000 properties.
7. Postal Code 4035
The code includes Albany Creek, Bridgeman Downs and Cashs Crossing.
Across the three suburbs, the crime rate is 26 crimes per 1,000 properties.
8. Postal Code 4025
Postal area 4025 contains Moreton Island, Bulwer, Cape Moreton, Cowan Cowan, Kooringal and Tangalooma.
The postcode records 30 crimes per 1,000 properties.
9. Postal Code 4067
The area neighbours the University of Brisbane campus and includes the suburbs of St Lucia, St Lucia South and Ironside
The area has a crime rate of 31 crimes per 1,000 properties.
10. Postal Code 4069
Located in the southwest of Brisbane, the area includes Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Fig Tree Pocket, Kenmore, Kenmore East, Kenmore Hills, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, Upper Brookfield, Kenmore Dc and Lone Pine
Although the postal code covers a vast area, the crime rate remains low at 31 crimes per 1,000 properties.
11. Postal Code 4179
The coastal area includes three suburbs: Lota, Manly and Manly West.
12. Postal Code 4073
The riverside area includes Seventeen Mile Rocks and Sinnamon Park.
Located in the southwest of Brisbane, the area records 42 crimes per 1,000 properties.
13. Postal Code 4054
Grovely, Arana Hills and Keperra are three suburbs in northwest Brisbane.
14. Postal Code 4017
This seaside postal area includes the suburbs of Bracken Ridge, Brighton, Brighton Eventide, Brighton Nathan Street, Deagon, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Nashville & Sandgate Dc.
Despite the long list of suburbs, the postcode records only 45 crimes per 1,000 properties.
15. Postal Code 4018
4018 is located in north Brisbane and encompasses Fitzgibbon and Taigum.
The postcode records 48 crimes per 1,000 properties.
16. Postal Code 4005
This postal area contains New Farm and Teneriffe.
17. Postal Code 4121
This area is in south Brisbane and includes Holland Park, Holland Park East, Holland Park West, Tarragindi, Wellers Hill, Ekibin and Mount Thompson.
The postal code has a crime rate of 50 crimes per 1,000 properties.
18. Postal Code 4171
4171 encompasses Balmoral, Bulimba, Hawthorne and Galloways Hill.
19. Postal Code 4178
The area includes Lytton, Wynnum, Wynnum North, Wynnum Plaza, Wynnum West, Lindum, Port Of Brisbane and Wynnum Central.
20. Postal Code 4053
THe postal code includes Brookside Centre, Everton Hills, Everton Park, Mcdowall, Mitchelton, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Oxford Park, Somerset Hills, Stafford Bc, Stafford City and Stafford Dc.
The postcode property crime rates shown represent the collective statistics of the suburbs within the postcode and do not necessarily reflect the individual suburb property crime rates.
Property crime data was taken from the Queensland Police, accounting for only ‘Unlawful Entry’ and ‘Other Theft (excluding Unlawful Entry)’ events from 2017-2020.
