Alva
Recorded offences for Ayr police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 21.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,766
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,456
- +21.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 148.4
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 11,909
The Ayr police division recorded 1,766 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Alva, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 148.4 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Alva's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+21.3%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 142/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.
- Other770 · 43.6%
- Drug offences395 · 22.4%
- Theft176 · 10.0%
- Assault151 · 8.6%
- Property damage98 · 5.5%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr police divisionshown area4807 · Burdekin Shire Council | — | 1,766 | 148.4 |
| Home Hill police division · Police division | 32 km | 386 | 97.2 |
| Giru police division · Police division | 33 km | 171 | 67.9 |
| Clare police division · Police division | 55 km | 19 | 43.4 |
| Stuart police division |
LGA context: Burdekin Shire Council
2,282 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 132.0 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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