Armstrong Beach
Recorded offences for Sarina police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 2.4% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,196
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,226
- −2.4%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 88.5
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 13,535
The Sarina police division recorded 1,196 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Armstrong Beach, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 88.5 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Armstrong Beach'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 99/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.
- Other486 · 40.6%
- Theft205 · 17.1%
- Drug offences200 · 16.7%
- Assault116 · 9.7%
- Property damage73 · 6.1%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarina police divisionshown area4737 · Mackay Regional Council | — | 1,196 | 88.5 |
| Eton police division · Police division | 42 km | 105 | 41.1 |
| Walkerston police division · Police division | 43 km | 195 | 35.2 |
| Mackay Northern Beaches police division · Police division | 49 km | 3,618 | 89.7 |
LGA context: Mackay Regional Council
16,082 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 123.5 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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