Merlwood
Recorded offences for Murgon police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 28.7% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,048
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 814
- +28.7%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 291.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 3,605
The Murgon police division recorded 1,048 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Merlwood, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 291.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Merlwood's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+28.7%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 77/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.
- Other390 · 37.2%
- Drug offences168 · 16.0%
- Theft147 · 14.0%
- Break-ins101 · 9.6%
- Property damage97 · 9.3%
- Assault
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murgon police divisionshown area4605 · South Burnett Regional Council | — | 1,048 | 291.0 |
| Cherbourg police division · Police division | 16 km | 962 | 740.4 |
| Goomeri police division · Police division | 19 km | 80 | 62.2 |
| Wondai police division · Police division | 36 km | 339 | 84.0 |
| Kilkivan police division |
LGA context: South Burnett Regional Council
4,616 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 130.1 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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