Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4012

Postcode 4012 covers Nundah and Wavell Heights in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Brisbane.

Suburbs in 4012

Recorded crime in the council area

57/100

Brisbane

Moderate138 of 362 nationally · 43 of 78 in QLD · 1,375,301 residents

Violent 981 per 100k

▲ +78% vs five years earlier

Property 5,360 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 708 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Nundah, Wavell Heights in postcode 4012.

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The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 4012

What is the crime rate in postcode 4012?

Recorded crime is published for the Brisbane council area, which covers postcode 4012. In 2025-26 it recorded 981 violent offences, 5,360 property offences and 708 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4012 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Brisbane council area's violent crime rate is 23% below the national rate and 29% below the Queensland rate (981 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 57 ranks 138 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4012?

Nundah and Wavell Heights.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Queensland's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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