West Ipswich
Recorded offences for Ipswich police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 8.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 8,244
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 7,613
- +8.3%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 241.7
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 34,182
The Ipswich police division recorded 8,244 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for West Ipswich, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 241.7 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use West Ipswich's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
+8.3%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 652/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.
- Other2,679 · 32.5%
- Theft1,993 · 24.2%
- Drug offences1,430 · 17.3%
- Assault791 · 9.6%
- Property damage586 · 7.1%
- Fraud
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich police divisionshown area4305 · Ipswich City Council | — | 8,244 | 241.7 |
| Karana Downs police division · Police division | 7.8 km | 2,670 | 68.5 |
| Yamanto police division · Police division | 8.9 km | 3,978 | 92.2 |
| Goodna police division · Police division | 10 km | 8,416 | 142.9 |
| Ripley police division |
LGA context: Ipswich City Council
30,588 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 110.8 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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