Palm Island
Recorded offences for Palm Island police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 21.9% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,369
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,753
- −21.9%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 566.9
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 2,424
The Palm Island police division recorded 1,369 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Palm Island, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 566.9 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Palm 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
−21.9%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 134/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.
- Other681 · 49.7%
- Assault426 · 31.1%
- Property damage87 · 6.4%
- Drug offences84 · 6.1%
- Break-ins46 · 3.4%
- Theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Island police divisionshown area4816 · Palm Island Shire Council | — | 1,369 | 566.9 |
| Halifax police division · Police division | 35 km | 117 | 69.6 |
| Magnetic Island police division · Police division | 54 km | 211 | 78.4 |
| Townsville police division · Police division | 60 km | 13,072 | 370.4 |
LGA context: Palm Island Shire Council
1,327 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 557.6 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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