Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4221

Postcode 4221 covers Elanora and Palm Beach in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Gold Coast.

Suburbs in 4221

Recorded crime in the council area

56/100

Gold Coast

Moderate143 of 362 nationally · 46 of 78 in QLD · 691,230 residents

Violent 1,057 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Property 4,737 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 534 per 100k

▼ -18% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Elanora, Palm Beach in postcode 4221.

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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 4221

What is the crime rate in postcode 4221?

Recorded crime is published for the Gold Coast council area, which covers postcode 4221. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,057 violent offences, 4,737 property offences and 534 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4221 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Gold Coast council area's violent crime rate is 17% below the national rate and 23% below the Queensland rate (1,057 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 56 ranks 143 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4221?

Elanora and Palm Beach.

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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