4871 — Almaden, Aloomba, Amber, Basilisk + 69 more
Recorded offences for Georgetown police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 17.1% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
ABS 2021 postal area 4871 covers: Almaden, Aloomba, Amber, Basilisk, Bellenden Ker, Blackbull, Bolwarra, Bombeeta, Boogan, Bountiful Islands, Bramston Beach, Bulleringa, Camp Creek, Chillagoe, Claraville, Coralie, Cowley, Cowley Beach, Cowley Creek, Croydon, Crystalbrook, Currajah, Deeral, Desailly, East Creek, East Trinity, Einasleigh, Esmeralda, Fishery Falls, Fitzroy Island, Forsayth, Fossilbrook, Georgetown, Germantown, Gilbert River, Gilberton (Etheridge - Qld), Glen Boughton, Green Island, Gulf Of Carpentaria, Hurricane, Julatten, Karron, Kurrimine Beach, Lakeland, Lower Cowley, Lyndhurst, Macalister Range, Mamu, Mena Creek, Mirriwinni, Moresby, Mount Carbine, Mount Molloy, Mount Mulligan, Mount Surprise, Northhead, Nychum, Petford, Rookwood, Sandy Pocket, Southedge, Springfield (Mareeba - Qld), Stockton, Strathmore, Talaroo, Thornborough, Utchee Creek, Wangan, Warrubullen, Waugh Pocket, Woopen Creek, Wyuna, Yarrabah. Crime figures below are labelled with their actual postcode or wider-area level.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 48
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 41
- +17.1%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 148.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 324
The Georgetown police division recorded 48 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for 4871 — Almaden, Aloomba, Amber, Basilisk + 69 more, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 148.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use 4871 — Almaden, Aloomba, Amber, Basilisk + 69 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
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avg 3/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.
- Other14 · 29.2%
- Theft11 · 22.9%
- Drug offences9 · 18.8%
- Property damage7 · 14.6%
- Break-ins4 · 8.3%
- Assault
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown police divisionshown area4871 · Etheridge Shire Council | — | 48 | 148.0 |
| Croydon police division · Police division | 121 km | 59 | 205.9 |
| Chillagoe police division · Police division | 133 km | 35 | 104.4 |
| Mount Surprise police division · Police division | 139 km | 24 | 137.4 |
LGA context: Etheridge Shire Council
87 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 118.7 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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