Tanawha
Recorded offences for Palmwoods police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 11.4% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 633
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 568
- +11.4%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 42.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 15,130
The Palmwoods police division recorded 633 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Tanawha, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 42.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Tanawha's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+11.4%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 49/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.
- Other238 · 37.6%
- Theft173 · 27.3%
- Drug offences63 · 10.0%
- Assault43 · 6.8%
- Property damage43 · 6.8%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmwoods police divisionshown area4556 · Sunshine Coast Regional Council | — | 633 | 42.0 |
| Nambour police division · Police division | 10.0 km | 3,406 | 72.4 |
| Sippy Downs police division · Police division | 11 km | 998 | 40.7 |
| Maroochydore police division · Police division | 12 km | 6,961 | 81.2 |
LGA context: Sunshine Coast Regional Council
24,037 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 61.9 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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