Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4304

Postcode 4304 covers Blackstone, Booval, Bundamba, Ebbw Vale, North Booval and Silkstone in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Ipswich.

Suburbs in 4304

Recorded crime in the council area

64/100

Ipswich

High99 of 362 nationally · 30 of 78 in QLD · 268,272 residents

Violent 1,687 per 100k

▲ +90% vs five years earlier

Property 4,898 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 478 per 100k

▼ -19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Blackstone, Booval, Bundamba, Ebbw Vale, North Booval, Silkstone in postcode 4304.

Open Ipswich 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 4304

What is the crime rate in postcode 4304?

Recorded crime is published for the Ipswich council area, which covers postcode 4304. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,687 violent offences, 4,898 property offences and 478 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4304 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Ipswich council area's violent crime rate is 32% above the national rate and 22% above the Queensland rate (1,687 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 64 ranks 99 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4304?

Blackstone, Booval, Bundamba, Ebbw Vale, North Booval and Silkstone.

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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