Rockhampton and Livingstone’s most dangerous streets, suburbs revealed
Police data has revealed more than 12,000 offences in the Rockhampton and Livingstone local government areas as one nightclub owner speaks out saying he is not surprised with up to 100 people banned from his bar. SEE HOW YOUR STREET RATES
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New Queensland Police data has revealed there have been more than 12,000 offences recorded in the Rockhampton and Livingstone local government areas in the past year.
Queensland Police Service data shows 12,017 offences committed in the Rockhampton region from July 2022 to July 2023, and a further 2279 offences in Livingstone.
Other thefts (3269 offences) was the most common crime behind unlawful entry (1982 offences) and good order offences (1292 offences).
Assaults are the sixth most common crimes in the regions, with 1051 offences recorded, followed by drug offences (1027 offences).
There have also been three homicides (murder) recorded.
The data revealed offending peaked in December 2022 and January, with 1280 and 1296 offences recorded respectively.
Offending declined in May and June, with 906 and 900 offences committed during those months.
The most common time of the day for offenders to be busted in the past year was midnight, with 1977 offences recorded for that timeslot, while Saturday was the day when most offences occurred overall.
Rockhampton City registered the most offences in the past year, with 2187 crimes recorded.
East St in Rockhampton City is the worst street for offending, with a cluster of 245 offences recorded at the corner of William St in the past year.
‘DISAPPOINTING BUT NOT SURPRISING’
Jordan Baker-Moller, co-owner and manager of The Goat at the corner of East St and William St, said the data was “disappointing but not surprising”.
He has seen his fair share of crime in and around his nightclub. One of the biggest issues was some patrons do not understand what behaviour was acceptable.
“A lot of people are unaware if you’re in a licensed premises in Queensland and a staff member asks you to leave that premise, any answer other than yes is illegal,” he said.
“If you are then required to be removed by the guards and there are police around, they will arrest you.
“Another thing we see as well is a lot of people get arrested who we haven’t let in. When you argue with the person at the door and attempt to gain entry, you are breaking the law and that’s again something a lot of people don’t understand.”
He said he would like to see a state government initiative targeted on educating people going out about what is expected from them and what the rules are.
He said at The Goat they had a zero tolerance for anti-social behaviour and just under 100 people on their ban list.
“If a guard has to remove you because you will not follow the law, you can expect to get a ban,” he said.
“If you engage in violent behaviour, assaulting somebody, you can expect to receive a ban.
“Some of those bans range up to five years.
“If you’re banned anywhere in Queensland and present at the front of The Goat, we will not allow you in. We will enforce those bans from elsewhere.”
Some of the things Mr Baker-Moller said he had seen over the years included people trying to jump off things and urinating in places they shouldn’t.
He said they worked closely with police at The Goat.
“I can’t speak highly enough of the police in Rockhampton, especially the officers that work late at night,” he said.
“If we have any issue, they will attend straight away and give us any support we need.”
CRIME HOT SPOTS
Outside of the CBD, Berserker and Gracemere showed high instances of crime in the past year, with 1743 and 1010 offences, respectively.
There were 427 crimes committed at Stockland Rockhampton Shopping Centre, while Rockhampton Police Station recorded 309 offences.
Some streets across the district have also recorded much higher numbers than most.
George St, between Fitzroy St and Archer St, in Rockhampton City had the second highest number of offences with 126, followed by William St, at the corner of Campbell Ln, Rockhampton City, with 105 offences.
Rounding out the top five worst streets for offending were the corner of Moores Creek Rd and Yaamba Rd (Park Avenue) with 102 offences and Phillips St, between Livingstone St and Edington St, (Berserker) and McLaughlin St (Gracemere) with 87 offences each.
High patches of offending were also recorded in Musgrave St, between Brown and Evans St, Berserker, Farm St, near Drakes Glenmore, Norman Gardens, and Normanby St, at the corner of Mary St, Yeppoon, with 63 offences each and Gladstone Rd, between Margaret St and Margaret Ln, Allenstown, with 60 offences.
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