Scarness
Recorded offences for Hervey Bay police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 4.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 7,074
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 6,783
- +4.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 96.2
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 73,810
The Hervey Bay police division recorded 7,074 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Scarness, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 96.2 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Scarness'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 573/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.
- Other2,540 · 35.9%
- Theft1,640 · 23.2%
- Drug offences868 · 12.3%
- Property damage543 · 7.7%
- Assault537 · 7.6%
- Break-ins
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hervey Bay police divisionshown area4655 · Fraser Coast Regional Council | — | 7,074 | 96.2 |
| Howard police division · Police division | 25 km | 789 | 76.9 |
| Kgari police division · Police division | 30 km | 49 | 247.0 |
| Maryborough police division · Police division | 36 km | 5,263 | 149.5 |
| Childers police division |
LGA context: Fraser Coast Regional Council
13,468 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 107.7 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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