Bowen
Recorded offences for Bowen police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 4.2% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,805
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,885
- −4.2%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 136.6
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 13,254
The Bowen police division recorded 1,805 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Bowen, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 136.6 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Bowen's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−4.2%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 135/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.
- Other719 · 39.8%
- Theft313 · 17.3%
- Drug offences221 · 12.2%
- Assault204 · 11.3%
- Property damage143 · 7.9%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen police divisionshown area4805 · Whitsunday Regional Council | — | 1,805 | 136.6 |
| Home Hill police division · Police division | 62 km | 386 | 97.2 |
| Proserpine police division · Police division | 72 km | 1,408 | 145.2 |
| Ayr police division · Police division | 81 km | 1,766 | 148.4 |
| Clare police division |
LGA context: Whitsunday Regional Council
6,176 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 147.2 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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