4821 — Dutton River, Hughenden, Porcupine, Prairie + 2 more
Recorded offences for Hughenden police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 21.2% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
ABS 2021 postal area 4821 covers: Dutton River, Hughenden, Porcupine, Prairie, Stamford, Tangorin. Crime figures below are labelled with their actual postcode or wider-area level.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 246
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 203
- +21.2%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 160.1
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 1,537
The Hughenden police division recorded 246 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for 4821 — Dutton River, Hughenden, Porcupine, Prairie + 2 more, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 160.1 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use 4821 — Dutton River, Hughenden, Porcupine, Prairie + 2 more's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+21.2%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 19/mo
Dashed green line marks the average over displayed months. The orange dot is the latest month.
What was recorded
Offence categories, last 12 months.
- Other136 · 55.3%
- Drug offences37 · 15.0%
- Assault33 · 13.4%
- Theft15 · 6.1%
- Property damage12 · 4.9%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughenden police divisionshown area4821 · Flinders Shire Council | — | 246 | 160.1 |
| Pentland police division · Police division | 115 km | 28 | 68.7 |
| Muttaburra police division · Police division | 153 km | 7 | 50.0 |
| Richmond police division · Police division | 155 km | 94 | 116.9 |
LGA context: Flinders Shire Council
248 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 160.0 per 1,000 LGA residents, using QPS area populations. This is separate wider-area context, not additional offences to add to the figures above. Periods can differ.
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