Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4871

Postcode 4871 covers Conjuboy, Coralie, Croydon, Crystal Brook, Einasleigh, Esmeralda, Forsayth, Georgetown, Lakeland and Lyndhurst in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Etheridge.

Suburbs in 4871

Recorded crime in the council area

44/100

Etheridge

Moderate222 of 362 nationally · 65 of 78 in QLD · 727 residents

Violent 825 per 100k

▲ +498% vs five years earlier

Property 4,127 per 100k

▲ +130% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 550 per 100k

▲ +98% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Conjuboy, Coralie, Croydon, Crystal Brook, Einasleigh, Esmeralda, Forsayth, Georgetown, Lakeland, Lyndhurst in postcode 4871.

Open Etheridge 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 4871

What is the crime rate in postcode 4871?

Recorded crime is published for the Etheridge council area, which covers postcode 4871. In 2025-26 it recorded 825 violent offences, 4,127 property offences and 550 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4871 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Etheridge council area's violent crime rate is 36% below the national rate and 40% below the Queensland rate (825 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 44 ranks 222 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4871?

Conjuboy, Coralie, Croydon, Crystal Brook, Einasleigh, Esmeralda, Forsayth, Georgetown, Lakeland and Lyndhurst.

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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