Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4371

Postcode 4371 covers Emu Vale, Swanfels and Yangan in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Southern Downs.

Suburbs in 4371

Recorded crime in the council area

45/100

Southern Downs

Moderate210 of 362 nationally · 63 of 78 in QLD · 38,064 residents

Violent 1,298 per 100k

▲ +128% vs five years earlier

Property 2,759 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 397 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Emu Vale, Swanfels, Yangan in postcode 4371.

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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 4371

What is the crime rate in postcode 4371?

Recorded crime is published for the Southern Downs council area, which covers postcode 4371. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,298 violent offences, 2,759 property offences and 397 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4371 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Southern Downs council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the Queensland rate (1,298 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 45 ranks 210 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4371?

Emu Vale, Swanfels and Yangan.

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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