Atherton
Recorded offences for Atherton police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 11.5% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,869
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 2,112
- −11.5%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 136.8
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 13,705
The Atherton police division recorded 1,869 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Atherton, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 136.8 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Atherton's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−11.5%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 154/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.
- Other745 · 39.9%
- Theft331 · 17.7%
- Drug offences284 · 15.2%
- Assault156 · 8.3%
- Break-ins139 · 7.4%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton police divisionshown area4883 · Tablelands Regional Council | — | 1,869 | 136.8 |
| Yungaburra police division · Police division | 19 km | 104 | 33.5 |
| Malanda police division · Police division | 27 km | 337 | 79.3 |
| Mareeba police division · Police division | 30 km | 3,536 | 219.5 |
LGA context: Tablelands Regional Council
3,224 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 114.5 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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