Safest suburbs in Brisbane
Ranked on recorded offences per 1,000 residents, from official statistics.
Dayboro (100/100), Cashmere (100/100), Bunya (98/100) lead this ranking of 277 Brisbane suburbs.
By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026
Part of Brisbane suburb rankings · all Brisbane lists
Which Brisbane suburbs are the safest?
How do the top 25 compare, measure by measure?
| # | Suburb | Offences per 1,000 | Safety score | Median house price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dayboro | 17.8 | 100 | $1,400,000 |
| 2 |  Cashmere | 17.8 | 100 | $1,175,000 |
| 3 |  Bunya | 26.0 | 98 | $1,185,000 |
| 4 |  Eatons Hill | 26.0 | 98 | $1,305,000 |
| 5 |  Warner | 26.0 | 98 | $1,175,000 |
| 6 |  Brendale | 26.0 | 98 | $920,000 |
| 7 |  Albany Creek | 26.0 | 98 | $1,270,000 |
| 8 |  McDowall | 26.0 | 98 | $1,335,000 |
| 9 |  Bridgeman Downs | 26.0 | 98 | $1,620,000 |
| 10 |  The Gap | 34.8 | 96 | $1,400,000 |
| 11 |  Bardon | 34.8 | 96 | $1,912,000 |
| 12 |  Ashgrove | 34.8 | 96 | $1,850,000 |
| 13 |  Kenmore Hills | 51.3 | 93 | $1,888,000 |
| 14 |  Chapel Hill | 51.3 | 93 | $1,640,000 |
| 15 |  Brookfield | 51.3 | 93 | $1,888,000 |
| 16 |  Pullenvale | 51.3 | 93 | $2,062,500 |
| 17 |  Bellbowrie | 51.3 | 93 | $1,200,000 |
| 18 |  Anstead | 51.3 | 93 | $2,062,500 |
| 19 |  Moggill | 51.3 | 93 | $840,000 |
| 20 |  Auchenflower | 51.3 | 93 | $1,925,000 |
| 21 |  Indooroopilly | 51.3 | 93 | $1,820,000 |
| 22 |  St Lucia | 51.3 | 93 | $2,070,000 |
| 23 |  Taringa | 51.3 | 93 | $1,755,000 |
| 24 |  Toowong | 51.3 | 93 | $1,850,000 |
| 25 |  Fig Tree Pocket | 51.3 | 93 | $2,080,000 |
Showing the top 25 of 277 ranked suburbs. Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Click any suburb for its full profile.
Why are these the 10 safest suburbs in Brisbane? (October 2026)
Updated 15 October 2026 · one sentence of real reasons per suburb, from the data on this page. Crime here is published per police division, not per suburb, so these lines quote no crime figures.
- Dayboro ★ 100
#1 Dayboro — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 1 government primary school inside the suburb, a median house price of $1.4m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) and median rent of $410 a week.
- Cashmere ★ 100
#2 Cashmere — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 68% of it within 400 m of a park, 208.5 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents and a median house price of $1.18m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026).
- Bunya ★ 98
#3 Bunya — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 95% of it within 400 m of a park, 337.5 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents and 1 mapped school nearby.
- Eatons Hill ★ 98
#4 Eatons Hill — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 70% of it within 400 m of a park, 1 government primary school inside the suburb and a median house price of $1.3m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026).
- Warner ★ 98
#5 Warner — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 70% of it within 400 m of a park, a median house price of $1.18m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) and median rent of $420 a week.
- Brendale ★ 98
#6 Brendale — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 6 cafés, a median house price of $920k (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) and median rent of $350 a week.
- Albany Creek ★ 98
#7 Albany Creek — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 96% of it within 400 m of a park, 2 government primary schools and 1 secondary inside the suburb and 7.3 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents.
- McDowall ★ 98
#8 McDowall — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 100% of it within 400 m of a park, 12.4 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents and 1 government primary school inside the suburb.
- Bridgeman Downs ★ 98
#9 Bridgeman Downs — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: a median house price of $1.62m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) and median rent of $520 a week.
- The Gap ★ 96
#10 The Gap — ranked on its police division's recorded crime rate; in the suburb itself: 82% of it within 400 m of a park, 3 government primary schools and 1 secondary inside the suburb and a median house price of $1.4m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026).
Why each of the top 10 safest suburbs in Brisbane ranks where it does
Written from this page's own data: each figure below is the suburb's own value, set against the Brisbane median where we hold one.
1. Dayboro
Dayboro is #1 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 100/100. The trade-off: it scores 1/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 15.4 km² with about 2,376 residents (census).
2. Cashmere
Cashmere is #2 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 100/100. The trade-off: it scores 3/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 34.5 km² with about 4,970 residents (census).
3. Bunya
Bunya is #3 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 10/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 13.9 km² with about 1,968 residents (census).
4. Eatons Hill
Eatons Hill is #4 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 14/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 8.9 km² with about 7,822 residents (census).
5. Warner
Warner is #5 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 15/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 10 km² with about 12,264 residents (census).
6. Brendale
Brendale is #6 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 2/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 10.3 km² with about 3,100 residents (census).
7. Albany Creek
Albany Creek is #7 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 34/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 9.8 km² with about 16,385 residents (census).
8. McDowall
McDowall is #8 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 14/100 for cafés, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.2 km² with about 7,612 residents (census).
9. Bridgeman Downs
Bridgeman Downs is #9 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 98/100. The trade-off: it scores 14/100 for cafés, so it is weaker there. It covers 9 km² with about 10,938 residents (census).
10. The Gap
The Gap is #10 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. Brisbane crime is published per police division, so its rank reflects its division's recorded rate rather than a suburb-level count; its own safety score is 96/100. The trade-off: it scores 29/100 for cafés, so it is weaker there. It covers 12.2 km² with about 17,318 residents (census).
How do these suburbs compare head to head?
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What are the safest suburbs in Brisbane?
On our October 2026 data the top five are Dayboro (100/100), Cashmere (100/100), Bunya (98/100), Eatons Hill (98/100), Warner (98/100), out of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs.
How is this ranking calculated?
Purely the safety score: recorded offences per 1,000 residents from the official crime statistics agency, converted to a percentile against every other suburb in the city. Nothing else is mixed in. 277 of 277 Brisbane suburbs had enough data to be ranked. Updated October 2026.
Is this ranking sponsored?
No. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored. It is computed from open data: GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, the ABS census and OpenStreetMap.
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Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census,
OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Sale prices: Queensland Regional Profiles (QGSO), 12 months ending 31 March 2026 — © The State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Government Statistician's Office, Queensland Regional Profiles, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-SA2 placement via ABS ASGS 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Queensland publishes sale medians per ABS Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2 — "broadly equivalent to suburb size"), not per suburb, so this is the median for the SA2 the suburb sits in (named next to each figure when it differs); detached dwellings = houses, attached = units. The window is the latest 12 months, not a quarter, and QGSO withholds medians under 10 sales. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored.
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