Preston (Whitsunday - Qld)
Recorded offences for Proserpine police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 18.1% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,408
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,192
- +18.1%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 145.2
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 9,715
The Proserpine police division recorded 1,408 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Preston (Whitsunday - Qld), not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 145.2 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Preston (Whitsunday - 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 91/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.
- Other419 · 29.8%
- Drug offences406 · 28.8%
- Theft286 · 20.3%
- Fraud107 · 7.6%
- Assault90 · 6.4%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proserpine police divisionshown area4800 · Whitsunday Regional Council | — | 1,408 | 145.2 |
| Calen police division · Police division | 49 km | 311 | 150.9 |
| Finch Hatton police division · Police division | 69 km | 69 | 48.9 |
| Seaforth police division · Police division | 70 km | 108 | 50.2 |
LGA context: Whitsunday Regional Council
6,176 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 147.2 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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