Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4704

Postcode 4704 covers Wattlebank and Yaamba in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Livingstone.

Suburbs in 4704

Recorded crime in the council area

44/100

Livingstone

Moderate219 of 362 nationally · 64 of 78 in QLD · 43,668 residents

Violent 1,237 per 100k

▲ +90% vs five years earlier

Property 2,917 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 371 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Wattlebank, Yaamba in postcode 4704.

Open Livingstone 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 4704

What is the crime rate in postcode 4704?

Recorded crime is published for the Livingstone council area, which covers postcode 4704. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,237 violent offences, 2,917 property offences and 371 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4704 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Livingstone council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 10% below the Queensland rate (1,237 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 44 ranks 219 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4704?

Wattlebank and Yaamba.

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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