West Wellesley Islands
Recorded offences for Mornington Island police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 5.0% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,536
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,463
- +5.0%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 1,383.2
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 1,114
The Mornington Island police division recorded 1,536 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for West Wellesley Islands, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 1383.2 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use West Wellesley Islands'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 118/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.
- Other881 · 57.4%
- Assault430 · 28.0%
- Property damage90 · 5.9%
- Drug offences61 · 4.0%
- Break-ins35 · 2.3%
- Theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mornington Island police divisionshown area4892 · Mornington Shire Council | — | 1,536 | 1,383.2 |
| Doomadgee police division · Police division | 144 km | 1,492 | 928.3 |
| Karumba police division · Police division | 178 km | 38 | 62.0 |
| Burketown police division · Police division | 206 km | 81 | 240.1 |
LGA context: Mornington Shire Council
1,529 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 1,380.2 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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