Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4887

Postcode 4887 covers Herberton, Irvinebank, Kalunga, Moomin, Watsonville and Wondecla in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mareeba.

Suburbs in 4887

Recorded crime in the council area

79/100

Mareeba

High29 of 362 nationally · 13 of 78 in QLD · 24,205 residents

Violent 3,086 per 100k

▲ +146% vs five years earlier

Property 6,515 per 100k

▲ +44% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,653 per 100k

▲ +81% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Herberton, Irvinebank, Kalunga, Moomin, Watsonville, Wondecla in postcode 4887.

Open Mareeba 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 4887

What is the crime rate in postcode 4887?

Recorded crime is published for the Mareeba council area, which covers postcode 4887. In 2025-26 it recorded 3,086 violent offences, 6,515 property offences and 1,653 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4887 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mareeba council area's violent crime rate is 2.4 times the national rate and 2.2 times the Queensland rate (3,086 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 79 ranks 29 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4887?

Herberton, Irvinebank, Kalunga, Moomin, Watsonville and Wondecla.

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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