Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4561

Postcode 4561 covers Bridges, Maroochy River, Ninderry, North Arm, Valdora, Yandina and Yandina Creek in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Sunshine Coast.

Suburbs in 4561

Recorded crime in the council area

35/100

Sunshine Coast

Low271 of 362 nationally · 71 of 78 in QLD · 381,957 residents

Violent 617 per 100k

▲ +33% vs five years earlier

Property 2,959 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 306 per 100k

▼ -4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bridges, Maroochy River, Ninderry, North Arm, Valdora, Yandina, Yandina Creek in postcode 4561.

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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 4561

What is the crime rate in postcode 4561?

Recorded crime is published for the Sunshine Coast council area, which covers postcode 4561. In 2025-26 it recorded 617 violent offences, 2,959 property offences and 306 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4561 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Sunshine Coast council area's violent crime rate is 52% below the national rate and 55% below the Queensland rate (617 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 35 ranks 271 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4561?

Bridges, Maroochy River, Ninderry, North Arm, Valdora, Yandina and Yandina Creek.

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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