Blackwater
Recorded offences for Blackwater police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 16.3% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 882
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,054
- −16.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 159.8
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 5,531
The Blackwater police division recorded 882 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Blackwater, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 159.8 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Blackwater's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−16.3%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 73/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.
- Other404 · 45.8%
- Theft131 · 14.9%
- Break-ins90 · 10.2%
- Assault89 · 10.1%
- Property damage69 · 7.8%
- Drug offences
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater police divisionshown area4717 · Central Highlands Regional Council | — | 882 | 159.8 |
| Woorabinda police division · Police division | 52 km | 767 | 702.9 |
| Duaringa police division · Police division | 58 km | 127 | 144.0 |
| Emerald police division · Police division | 88 km | 2,707 | 162.2 |
LGA context: Central Highlands Regional Council
4,289 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 144.7 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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