Bundaberg suburb police crime data

Official police statistics from the past three months have revealed the Bundaberg suburbs where drug crime is most prolific, and the suburbs where you are more likely to get bashed or your home is more likely to get robbed. Find out what crimes are going on in your neighbourhood:

Bundaberg police officers are always busy keeping the community safe.

Police data has revealed the most prominent types of crime per Bundaberg suburb over the past three months.

Compiled from official crime statistics, the information is a snapshot of the most frequent crimes in each town and suburb of the Bundaberg region.

While some communities have more drug crime (Agnes Waters, Norville, Rosedale and Bundaberg East) and others more traffic offences, theft is the most common crime in the region overall.

Your chances of getting assaulted appear to be higher in Avenell Heights, and there were 160 reports of theft at Bargara in the past quarter, 90 at Bundaberg North, 209 at Bundaberg Central and 149 at Bundaberg South.

A number of break and enters to homes and cars prompted police to remind residents of the importance of locking up, keeping valuable and important items like purses and keys out of sight inside the home.

Gardens tools should also be kept safely locked away, police said. And installing CCTV was a recommendation.

Bundaberg Police Station.

Bundaberg officer Brittany Duncan said police wanted to ensure the safety of the community.

“While Covid remains an evolving situation, our officers continue to rise to the challenge and are completely dedicated to serving and protecting our community.”

Breakdown of suburbs and their most common crimes

Agnes Water - 58 offences in the past 3 months

Drug offences, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Alloway - 4 offences 

Fraud

Apple Tree Creek - 4 offences 

Drug offences

Ashfield - 10 offences 

Unlawful entry, traffic offences and drug offences

Avenell Heights - 42 offences 

Assault

Avoca - 71 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Avondale - 2 offences

Traffic offence and theft offence

Baffle Creek - 6 offences 

Drug offences

Bargara - 160 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Biggenden - 5 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Bundaberg East - 134 offences 

Drug offences

Bundaberg North - 90 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Bundaberg South - 149 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Bundaberg West - 177 offences

Good order offences

Branyan - 27 offences 

Property damage

Bundaberg Central - 209 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Burnett Heads - 48 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Childers - 39 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Calavos - 1 offence 

Traffic offence

Coonarr - 7 offences

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Coral Cove - 2 offences 

One good order offence, one unlawful entry

Cordalba - 6 offences 

Drug offences

Deepwater - 6 offences 

Drug offences

Electra - No offences

Elliott Heads - 3 offences 

Traffic offence, unlawful entry, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Fairymead - 3 offences 

Trespassing and vagrancy, unlawful entry, unlawful use of motor vehicle

Gayndah - 49 offences 

Drug offences

Gin Gin - 52 offences 

Traffic offences

Gooburrum - 4 offences 

Traffic offences

Goodwood - 4 offences 

Traffic and Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Innes Park - 12 offences 

Unlawful entry, traffic offences, property damage

Kalkie - 19 offences 

Drug offences

Kensington - 28 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Lowmead - 9 offences 

Traffic offences

Meadowvale - 5 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry), property damage

Millbank - 23 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Miriam Vale - 42 offences 

Traffic offences

Mon Repos - 1 offence 

Property damage

Moore Park - 31 offences 

Drug offences, assault, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Norville - 47 offences 

Drug offences

Oakwood - 3 offences

Traffic offence, property damage, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Qunaba - 7 offences 

Drug offences

Redridge - 1 offence 

Offence against a person

Rosedale - 27 offences 

Drug offences

Rubyanna - 10 offences 

Traffic offences, drug offences

Sharon - 7 offences 

Traffic offences

South Bingera - 3 offences 

Weapons act offences, unlawful entry, drug offences

South Isis - 8 offences 

Property damage

South Kolan - 9 offences 

Traffic offences, assault, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Svensson Heights - 48 offences 

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Thabeban - 43 offences

Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Town of 1770 - 3 offences 

Traffic offences

Turkey Beach - 2 offences 

Property damage, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Walkervale - 47 offences

Traffic and theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Winfield - 2 offences

Drug offence and unlawful entry

Woodgate - 11 suburbs

Traffic offences

Woongarra - 3 offences

Traffic offence, assault, Theft (excluding unlawful entry)

Yandaran - 6 offences

Weapons Act offences