Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4818

Postcode 4818 covers Black River, Blue Hills, Bluewater, Bohle, Burdell, Bushland Beach, Jensen, Lynam, Mount Low and Toolakea in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Townsville.

Suburbs in 4818

Recorded crime in the council area

84/100

Townsville

Very high18 of 362 nationally · 9 of 78 in QLD · 206,260 residents

Violent 2,883 per 100k

▲ +103% vs five years earlier

Property 7,720 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,613 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Black River, Blue Hills, Bluewater, Bohle, Burdell, Bushland Beach, Jensen, Lynam, Mount Low, Toolakea in postcode 4818.

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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 4818

What is the crime rate in postcode 4818?

Recorded crime is published for the Townsville council area, which covers postcode 4818. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,883 violent offences, 7,720 property offences and 1,613 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4818 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Townsville council area's violent crime rate is 2.3 times the national rate and 2.1 times the Queensland rate (2,883 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 84 ranks 18 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4818?

Black River, Blue Hills, Bluewater, Bohle, Burdell, Bushland Beach, Jensen, Lynam, Mount Low and Toolakea.

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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