Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4890

Postcode 4890 covers Howitt and Normanton in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Carpentaria.

Suburbs in 4890

Recorded crime in the council area

79/100

Carpentaria

High31 of 362 nationally · 14 of 78 in QLD · 2,247 residents

Violent 14,998 per 100k

▲ +205% vs five years earlier

Property 8,055 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,047 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Howitt, Normanton in postcode 4890.

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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 4890

What is the crime rate in postcode 4890?

Recorded crime is published for the Carpentaria council area, which covers postcode 4890. In 2025-26 it recorded 14,998 violent offences, 8,055 property offences and 2,047 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4890 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Carpentaria council area's violent crime rate is 11.7 times the national rate and 10.9 times the Queensland rate (14,998 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 79 ranks 31 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4890?

Howitt and Normanton.

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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