Preston (Lockyer Valley - Qld)
Recorded offences for Drayton police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 3.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,427
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,382
- +3.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 67.6
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 21,157
The Drayton police division recorded 1,427 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Preston (Lockyer Valley - Qld), not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 67.6 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Preston (Lockyer Valley - 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
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avg 117/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.
- Other434 · 30.4%
- Theft415 · 29.1%
- Drug offences167 · 11.7%
- Assault124 · 8.7%
- Break-ins116 · 8.1%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton police divisionshown area4352 · Toowoomba Regional Council | — | 1,427 | 67.6 |
| Toowoomba police division · Police division | 11 km | 17,589 | 164.9 |
| Cambooya police division · Police division | 15 km | 165 | 34.6 |
| Oakey police division · Police division | 19 km | 958 | 158.8 |
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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