Palmer
Recorded offences for Chillagoe police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 27.1% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 35
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 48
- −27.1%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 104.4
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 335
The Chillagoe police division recorded 35 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Palmer, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 104.4 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Palmer's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−27.1%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 4/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.
- Other17 · 48.6%
- Assault8 · 22.9%
- Property damage3 · 8.6%
- Drug offences3 · 8.6%
- Break-ins1 · 2.9%
- Vehicle theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillagoe police divisionshown area4892 · Cook Shire Council | — | 35 | 104.4 |
| Mount Molloy police division · Police division | 125 km | 138 | 90.0 |
| Georgetown police division · Police division | 133 km | 48 | 148.0 |
| Dimbulah police division · Police division | 148 km | 128 | 86.5 |
| Laura 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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