Hinchinbrook crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Hinchinbrook is a council area in Queensland with about 11,194 residents. It has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 163rd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (85th percentile), break-ins (64th percentile), sexual offences (38th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 2,117 per 100,000 (+41% vs five years earlier); property 3,127 per 100,000 (+60% vs five years earlier); break-ins 545 per 100,000 (+81% vs five years earlier); theft 1,251 per 100,000 (+62% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 34th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Hinchinbrook council area is 4.2% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (84 public and 60 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 59 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.3 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Italy, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 52.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,117 | 237 | +41% |
| Property | 3,127 | 350 | +60% |
| Break-ins | 545 | 61 | +81% |
| Theft | 1,251 | 140 | +62% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 70 offences in 36 street blocks of Hinchinbrook from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (14), public order (13) and assault (11). Each offence is placed in a street block of roughly 30 to 60 homes, not at an address; sexual and traffic offences are not included.
See every street block on the map (source: Queensland Police Service, CC BY).
Questions
Is Hinchinbrook safe?
Hinchinbrook recorded 2,120 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 54% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 65% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 51.6 out of 100 (moderate), 163rd of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Hinchinbrook?
61 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 545 per 100,000 residents, about 21% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Hinchinbrook council area
Ingham · Lannercost · Lucinda · Macknade · Mount Fox · Orient · Upper Stone · Valley of Lagoons · Wallaman · Wharps
Postcodes in the Hinchinbrook council area
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