Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4883

Postcode 4883 covers Atherton, Carrington, East Barron, Upper Barron and Wongabel in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Tablelands.

Suburbs in 4883

Recorded crime in the council area

66/100

Tablelands

High91 of 362 nationally · 26 of 78 in QLD · 27,902 residents

Violent 1,509 per 100k

▲ +128% vs five years earlier

Property 4,982 per 100k

▲ +84% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,125 per 100k

▲ +81% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Atherton, Carrington, East Barron, Upper Barron, Wongabel in postcode 4883.

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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 4883

What is the crime rate in postcode 4883?

Recorded crime is published for the Tablelands council area, which covers postcode 4883. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,509 violent offences, 4,982 property offences and 1,125 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4883 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tablelands council area's violent crime rate is 18% above the national rate and close to the Queensland rate (1,509 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 66 ranks 91 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4883?

Atherton, Carrington, East Barron, Upper Barron and Wongabel.

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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