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Fatal traffic crash, Hazeldean

Fatal traffic crash, Hazeldean
Hazeldean, Queensland · Queensland Police
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A man in his 20s has died following a fatal traffic crash in Hazeldean last night, 4 October.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Billy Can Creek Road and Esk Kilcoy Road just after 8.30pm, following reports a Toyota Landcruiser had lost control and crashed.

Upon arrival, officers located the driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old Mount Pleasant man, deceased.

His two passengers, a woman and a man, were transported to hospital in non-life-threatening conditions.

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▲ 0% Assault offence occurrence has increased by 0% since August 2026.

▼ 1% Drugs offence occurrence has decreased by 1% since August 2026.

▲ 1.9% Theft offence occurrence has increased by 1.9% since August 2026.

emerging. We pay our respects to the First Nations’ ancestors of this land and their legacy.

and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

— Queensland Police
This report is from Queensland Police. Read their full release: mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/10/05/fatal-traffic-crash-ha…

Crime in the Somerset council area

Somerset is a council area in Queensland with about 26,936 residents. It has a Crime Score 50 out of 100 (moderate), 174th 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 (58th percentile), homicide (74th percentile), sexual offences (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.

Violent
1,288 per 100k
Property
3,137 per 100k
Break-ins
282 per 100k
Theft
1,719 per 100k

See the full Somerset crime profile

2017-18: 620 per 100,0002018-19: 458 per 100,0002019-20: 403 per 100,0002020-21: 859 per 100,0002021-22: 931 per 100,0002022-23: 1,222 per 100,0002023-24: 1,456 per 100,0002024-25: 1,296 per 100,0002025-26: 1,288 per 100,0002026-27: 234 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Somerset, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 62% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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