Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4808

Postcode 4808 covers Brandon and Colevale in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Burdekin.

Suburbs in 4808

Recorded crime in the council area

60/100

Burdekin

High124 of 362 nationally · 39 of 78 in QLD · 17,220 residents

Violent 1,260 per 100k

▲ +42% vs five years earlier

Property 3,310 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 738 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brandon, Colevale in postcode 4808.

Open Burdekin 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 4808

What is the crime rate in postcode 4808?

Recorded crime is published for the Burdekin council area, which covers postcode 4808. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,260 violent offences, 3,310 property offences and 738 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4808 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Burdekin council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the Queensland rate (1,260 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 124 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4808?

Brandon and Colevale.

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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