Badu Island
Recorded offences for Badu Island police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 58.9% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 116
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 73
- +58.9%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 141.9
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 823
The Badu Island police division recorded 116 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Badu Island, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 141.9 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Badu Island'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 7/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.
- Other47 · 40.5%
- Assault28 · 24.1%
- Property damage18 · 15.5%
- Drug offences11 · 9.5%
- Theft8 · 6.9%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badu Island police divisionshown area4875 · Torres Strait Island Regional Council | — | 116 | 141.9 |
| Horn Island police division · Police division | 56 km | 123 | 225.8 |
| Thursday Island police division · Police division | 62 km | 836 | 130.1 |
| Bamaga police division · Police division | 104 km | 773 | 259.4 |
LGA context: Torres Strait Island Regional Council
454 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 105.2 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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