Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4855

Postcode 4855 covers Daveson, El Arish, Friday Pocket, Granadilla, Jaffa, Maadi, Maria Creeks and Shell Pocket in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Cassowary Coast.

Suburbs in 4855

Recorded crime in the council area

60/100

Cassowary Coast

High123 of 362 nationally · 38 of 78 in QLD · 30,666 residents

Violent 1,761 per 100k

▲ +52% vs five years earlier

Property 3,897 per 100k

▲ +32% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 571 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Daveson, El Arish, Friday Pocket, Granadilla, Jaffa, Maadi, Maria Creeks, Shell Pocket in postcode 4855.

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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 4855

What is the crime rate in postcode 4855?

Recorded crime is published for the Cassowary Coast council area, which covers postcode 4855. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,761 violent offences, 3,897 property offences and 571 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4855 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cassowary Coast council area's violent crime rate is 38% above the national rate and 28% above the Queensland rate (1,761 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 123 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4855?

Daveson, El Arish, Friday Pocket, Granadilla, Jaffa, Maadi, Maria Creeks and Shell Pocket.

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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