4501 — Lawnton
Recorded offences for Petrie police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 11.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
ABS 2021 postal area 4501 covers: Lawnton. Crime figures below are labelled with their actual postcode or wider-area level.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 8,223
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 7,390
- +11.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 87.8
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 93,814
The Petrie police division recorded 8,223 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for 4501 — Lawnton, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 87.8 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use 4501 — Lawnton's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
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avg 616/mo
Dashed green line marks the average over displayed months. The orange dot is the latest month.
What was recorded
Offence categories, last 12 months.
- Other2,397 · 29.1%
- Theft2,128 · 25.9%
- Drug offences1,848 · 22.5%
- Property damage583 · 7.1%
- Assault567 · 6.9%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrie police divisionshown area4501 · Moreton Bay City Council | — | 8,223 | 87.8 |
| Mango Hill North Lakes police division · Police division | 7.1 km | 4,449 | 63.2 |
| Albany Creek police division · Police division | 9.8 km | 1,670 | 30.3 |
| Burpengary police division · Police division | 11 km | 4,929 | 74.5 |
LGA context: Moreton Bay City Council
49,180 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 90.8 per 1,000 LGA residents, using QPS area populations. This is separate wider-area context, not additional offences to add to the figures above. Periods can differ.
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