Newtown (Ipswich - Qld)
Recorded offences for Ipswich police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 8.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 8,244
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 7,613
- +8.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 241.7
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 34,182
The Ipswich police division recorded 8,244 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Newtown (Ipswich - Qld), not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 241.7 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Newtown (Ipswich - Qld)'s population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+8.3%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 652/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.
- Other2,679 · 32.5%
- Theft1,993 · 24.2%
- Drug offences1,430 · 17.3%
- Assault791 · 9.6%
- Property damage586 · 7.1%
- Fraud
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich police divisionshown area4305 · Ipswich City Council | — | 8,244 | 241.7 |
| Karana Downs police division · Police division | 7.8 km | 2,670 | 68.5 |
| Yamanto police division · Police division | 8.9 km | 3,978 | 92.2 |
| Goodna police division · Police division | 10 km | 8,416 | 142.9 |
LGA context: Ipswich City Council
30,588 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 110.8 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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