Burleigh Waters
Recorded offences for Palm Beach police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 5.4% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 4,337
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 4,114
- +5.4%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 72.4
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 60,156
The Palm Beach police division recorded 4,337 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Burleigh Waters, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 72.4 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Burleigh Waters'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 330/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.
- Theft1,240 · 28.6%
- Other1,193 · 27.5%
- Drug offences724 · 16.7%
- Assault335 · 7.7%
- Break-ins293 · 6.8%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach police divisionshown area4220 · Gold Coast City Council | — | 4,337 | 72.4 |
| Coolangatta police division · Police division | 4.3 km | 3,361 | 118.2 |
| Robina police division · Police division | 8.5 km | 3,985 | 88.2 |
| Mudgeeraba police division · Police division | 9.2 km | 2,845 | 58.6 |
LGA context: Gold Coast City Council
71,609 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 102.1 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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