Brighton
Recorded offences for Sandgate police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 4.9% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 2,982
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 2,844
- +4.9%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 68.8
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 43,439
The Sandgate police division recorded 2,982 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Brighton, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 68.8 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Brighton's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+4.9%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 220/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.
- Other982 · 32.9%
- Theft873 · 29.3%
- Drug offences292 · 9.8%
- Assault265 · 8.9%
- Property damage191 · 6.4%
- Fraud
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandgate police divisionshown area4017 · Brisbane City Council | — | 2,982 | 68.8 |
| Boondall police division · Police division | 7.8 km | 8,569 | 166.2 |
| Hendra police division · Police division | 9.3 km | 10,674 | 106.0 |
| Carseldine police division · Police division | 10 km | 2,372 | 55.7 |
LGA context: Brisbane City Council
143,956 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 103.3 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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