Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld)
Recorded offences for Toowoomba police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 13.0% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 17,589
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 15,563
- +13.0%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 164.9
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 106,791
The Toowoomba police division recorded 17,589 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld), not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 164.9 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Newtown (Toowoomba - 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
+13.0%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 1,315/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.
- Other6,067 · 34.5%
- Theft3,798 · 21.6%
- Drug offences3,523 · 20.0%
- Assault1,170 · 6.7%
- Break-ins1,072 · 6.1%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba police divisionshown area4350 · Toowoomba Regional Council | — | 17,589 | 164.9 |
| Highfields police division · Police division | 11 km | 555 | 30.5 |
| Drayton police division · Police division | 11 km | 1,427 | 67.6 |
| Helidon police division · Police division | 16 km | 616 | 70.2 |
LGA context: Toowoomba Regional Council
22,056 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 117.2 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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