West Mackay
Recorded offences for Mackay police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 2.4% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 9,762
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 9,533
- +2.4%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 198.3
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 49,276
The Mackay police division recorded 9,762 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for West Mackay, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 198.3 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use West Mackay's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+2.4%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 769/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.
- Other3,643 · 37.3%
- Theft2,067 · 21.2%
- Drug offences1,400 · 14.3%
- Assault953 · 9.8%
- Property damage660 · 6.8%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay police divisionshown area4740 · Mackay Regional Council | — | 9,762 | 198.3 |
| Carmila police division · Police division | 84 km | 86 | 114.0 |
| Whitsunday police division · Police division | 118 km | 3,062 | 171.3 |
| Sarina police division · Police division | 139 km | 1,196 | 88.5 |
LGA context: Mackay Regional Council
16,082 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 123.5 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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