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Recorded offences for Bamaga police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 5.8% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 773
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 821
- −5.8%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 259.4
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 2,983
The Bamaga police division recorded 773 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for New Mapoon, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 259.4 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use New Mapoon'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 56/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.
- Other407 · 52.7%
- Assault113 · 14.6%
- Break-ins70 · 9.1%
- Property damage68 · 8.8%
- Drug offences53 · 6.9%
- Theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamaga police divisionshown area4876 · Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | — | 773 | 259.4 |
| Horn Island police division · Police division | 48 km | 123 | 225.8 |
| Thursday Island police division · Police division | 90 km | 836 | 130.1 |
| Badu Island police division · Police division | 104 km | 116 | 141.9 |
LGA context: Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
764 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 258.1 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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