The Gums
Recorded offences for Tara police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 20.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 758
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 630
- +20.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 250.2
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 3,037
The Tara police division recorded 758 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for The Gums, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 250.2 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use The Gums's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+20.3%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 58/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.
- Other337 · 44.5%
- Drug offences188 · 24.8%
- Theft81 · 10.7%
- Assault58 · 7.7%
- Property damage38 · 5.0%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara police divisionshown area4406 · Western Downs Regional Council | — | 758 | 250.2 |
| Cecil Plains police division · Police division | 62 km | 56 | 70.0 |
| Meandarra police division · Police division | 63 km | 45 | 60.6 |
| Dalby police division · Police division | 77 km | 2,549 | 172.1 |
LGA context: Western Downs Regional Council
5,584 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 156.7 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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