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Fatal traffic crash, Toowoomba

Fatal traffic crash, Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland · Queensland Police
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The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash at Lemontree last night, 27 September.

Initial investigations indicate about 8.55pm, a silver Nissan Navara was travelling along Bostock Road before the vehicle lost control and crashed.

The driver, and sole occupant, a man in his 30s was declared deceased at the scene.

Police are appealing to anyone who may have relevant information or dashcam footage to come forward.

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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.

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Crime in the Toowoomba council area

Toowoomba is a council area in Queensland with about 186,276 residents. It has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 96th 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 break-ins (77th percentile), assault (50th percentile), homicide (72nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.

Violent
1,196 per 100k
Property
4,545 per 100k
Break-ins
785 per 100k
Theft
2,410 per 100k

See the full Toowoomba crime profile

2017-18: 644 per 100,0002018-19: 603 per 100,0002019-20: 631 per 100,0002020-21: 710 per 100,0002021-22: 1,127 per 100,0002022-23: 1,278 per 100,0002023-24: 1,185 per 100,0002024-25: 1,276 per 100,0002025-26: 1,196 per 100,0002026-27: 272 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Toowoomba, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 58% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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