Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4078

Postcode 4078 covers Ellen Grove and Forest Lake 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 4078

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 Ellen Grove, Forest Lake in postcode 4078.

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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 4078

What is the crime rate in postcode 4078?

Recorded crime is published for the Brisbane council area, which covers postcode 4078. In 2025-26 it recorded 981 violent offences, 5,360 property offences and 708 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4078 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 4078?

Ellen Grove and Forest Lake.

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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