Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4270

Postcode 4270 covers Tamborine in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Scenic Rim.

Suburbs in 4270

Recorded crime in the council area

32/100

Scenic Rim

Low285 of 362 nationally · 74 of 78 in QLD · 46,947 residents

Violent 701 per 100k

▲ +41% vs five years earlier

Property 2,635 per 100k

▲ +39% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 358 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Tamborine in postcode 4270.

Open Scenic Rim on the map

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 4270

What is the crime rate in postcode 4270?

Recorded crime is published for the Scenic Rim council area, which covers postcode 4270. In 2025-26 it recorded 701 violent offences, 2,635 property offences and 358 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4270 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Scenic Rim council area's violent crime rate is 45% below the national rate and 49% below the Queensland rate (701 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 32 ranks 285 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4270?

Tamborine.

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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