Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4878

Postcode 4878 covers Barron, Caravonica, Holloways Beach, Machans Beach, Smithfield and Yorkeys Knob in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Cairns.

Suburbs in 4878

Recorded crime in the council area

82/100

Cairns

Very high22 of 362 nationally · 10 of 78 in QLD · 179,334 residents

Violent 2,655 per 100k

▲ +87% vs five years earlier

Property 8,411 per 100k

▲ +52% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,971 per 100k

▲ +67% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Barron, Caravonica, Holloways Beach, Machans Beach, Smithfield, Yorkeys Knob in postcode 4878.

Open Cairns 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 4878

What is the crime rate in postcode 4878?

Recorded crime is published for the Cairns council area, which covers postcode 4878. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,655 violent offences, 8,411 property offences and 1,971 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4878 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cairns council area's violent crime rate is 2.1 times the national rate and 93% above the Queensland rate (2,655 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 82 ranks 22 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4878?

Barron, Caravonica, Holloways Beach, Machans Beach, Smithfield and Yorkeys Knob.

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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