Lakeland
Recorded offences for Laura police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 28.1% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 92
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 128
- −28.1%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 162.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 571
The Laura police division recorded 92 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Lakeland, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 162.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Lakeland's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−28.1%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 9/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.
- Other55 · 59.8%
- Assault20 · 21.7%
- Property damage7 · 7.6%
- Vehicle theft3 · 3.3%
- Theft3 · 3.3%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura police divisionshown area4871 · Cook Shire Council | — | 92 | 162.0 |
| Hope Vale police division · Police division | 123 km | 494 | 411.4 |
| Cooktown police division · Police division | 133 km | 700 | 206.7 |
| Chillagoe police division · Police division | 162 km | 35 | 104.4 |
| Wujal Wujal police division |
LGA context: Cook Shire Council
1,222 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 248.5 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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