Yorkeys Knob
Recorded offences for Smithfield police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 7.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 3,405
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 3,172
- +7.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 80.1
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 42,612
The Smithfield police division recorded 3,405 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Yorkeys Knob, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 80.1 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Yorkeys Knob'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 244/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.
- Other1,035 · 30.4%
- Theft595 · 17.5%
- Break-ins523 · 15.4%
- Assault364 · 10.7%
- Drug offences275 · 8.1%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield police divisionshown area4878 · Cairns Regional Council | — | 3,405 | 80.1 |
| Cairns police division · Police division | 22 km | 25,463 | 293.0 |
| Kuranda police division · Police division | 24 km | 833 | 167.1 |
| Yarrabah police division · Police division | 29 km | 1,388 | 499.1 |
| Edmonton police division |
LGA context: Cairns Regional Council
35,516 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 196.4 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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