Saibai Island
Recorded offences for Thursday Island police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 15.6% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 836
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 723
- +15.6%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 130.1
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 6,425
The Thursday Island police division recorded 836 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Saibai Island, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 130.1 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Saibai Island's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+15.6%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 63/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.
- Other355 · 42.5%
- Assault230 · 27.5%
- Drug offences91 · 10.9%
- Property damage78 · 9.3%
- Theft37 · 4.4%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Island police divisionshown area4875 · Torres Strait Island Regional Council | — | 836 | 130.1 |
| Horn Island police division · Police division | 61 km | 123 | 225.8 |
| Badu Island police division · Police division | 62 km | 116 | 141.9 |
| Bamaga police division · Police division | 90 km | 773 | 259.4 |
LGA context: Torres Strait Island Regional Council
454 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 105.2 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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