4849 — Cardwell, Damper Creek, Hinchinbrook, Lumholtz + 1 more
Recorded offences for Cardwell police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 45.8% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
ABS 2021 postal area 4849 covers: Cardwell, Damper Creek, Hinchinbrook, Lumholtz, Rungoo. Crime figures below are labelled with their actual postcode or wider-area level.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 315
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 216
- +45.8%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 152.1
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 2,072
The Cardwell police division recorded 315 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for 4849 — Cardwell, Damper Creek, Hinchinbrook, Lumholtz + 1 more, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 152.1 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use 4849 — Cardwell, Damper Creek, Hinchinbrook, Lumholtz + 1 more'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 23/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.
- Other149 · 47.3%
- Drug offences59 · 18.7%
- Theft43 · 13.7%
- Property damage26 · 8.3%
- Assault24 · 7.6%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardwell police divisionshown area4849 · Cassowary Coast Regional Council | — | 315 | 152.1 |
| Halifax police division · Police division | 33 km | 117 | 69.6 |
| Mission Beach police division · Police division | 41 km | 223 | 48.8 |
| Ingham police division · Police division | 45 km | 1,291 | 137.6 |
| Tully police division |
LGA context: Cassowary Coast Regional Council
4,393 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 142.1 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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