Southwood
Recorded offences for Meandarra police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 21.6% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 45
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 37
- +21.6%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 60.6
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 743
The Meandarra police division recorded 45 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Southwood, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 60.6 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Southwood'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 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.
- Theft20 · 44.4%
- Other13 · 28.9%
- Assault5 · 11.1%
- Property damage4 · 8.9%
- Drug offences2 · 4.4%
- Vehicle theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meandarra police divisionshown area4406 · Western Downs Regional Council | — | 45 | 60.6 |
| Tara police division · Police division | 63 km | 758 | 250.2 |
| Surat police division · Police division | 86 km | 56 | 58.6 |
| Goondiwindi police division · Police division | 91 km | 1,246 | 183.1 |
| Talwood police division |
LGA context: Western Downs Regional Council
5,584 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 156.7 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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