4890 — Howitt, Normanton
Recorded offences for Normanton police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 7.9% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
ABS 2021 postal area 4890 covers: Howitt, Normanton. Crime figures below are labelled with their actual postcode or wider-area level.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,163
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,078
- +7.9%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 711.3
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 1,638
The Normanton police division recorded 1,163 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for 4890 — Howitt, Normanton, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 711.3 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use 4890 — Howitt, Normanton's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+7.9%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 85/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.
- Other557 · 47.9%
- Assault292 · 25.1%
- Drug offences139 · 12.0%
- Property damage72 · 6.2%
- Break-ins49 · 4.2%
- Theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton police divisionshown area4890 · Carpentaria Shire Council | — | 1,163 | 711.3 |
| Karumba police division · Police division | 111 km | 38 | 62.0 |
| Croydon police division · Police division | 120 km | 59 | 205.9 |
| Burketown police division · Police division | 171 km | 81 | 240.1 |
| Georgetown police division |
LGA context: Carpentaria Shire Council
1,201 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 529.1 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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