Townsville drug hot spots: City, Kirwan, Aitkenvale revealed as worst
It has been revealed Townsville has the highest drug crime across Queensland but a further analysis of our crime data has revealed the worst drug afflicted suburbs. SEE HOW YOUR SUBURB STACKS UP
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It has been revealed Townsville has the highest drug crime across Queensland.
The Townsville Bulletin crunched the available Queensland Police data which unveiled Townsville had the highest number of drug offences compared to other major centres including Logan, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Cairns.
A further analysis has now revealed the worst suburbs in the city.
Townsville City accounted for the highest number of drug offences according to a new analysis of crime statistics.
According to Queensland Police’s Online Crime Map, there were 2187 drug offences committed in the city, which includes the nightclub strip on Flinders St East, in the past 12 months.
Nipping on its heels was the large suburb of Kirwan, with 2089 drug offences committed.
Following on from these two suburbs was Aitkenvale with 1511 offences, South Townsville with 762 offences and North Ward with 739.
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Suburb drug breakdown (alphabetical)
Aitkenvale – 1511
Alice River – 43
Alligator Creek – 40
Annandale – 347
Belgian Gardens – 452
Black River – 48
Bluewater – 49
Bohle – 70
Bohle Plains 84
Burdell 221
Bushland Beach – 191
Castle Hill – 37
Cluden – 71
Condon – 559
Cosgrove – 47
Cranbrook – 689
Currajong – 361
Deeragun – 383
Douglas – 77
Garbutt – 265
Gulliver – 357
Heatley – 672
Hermit Park – 483
Hyde Park – 282
Idalia – 482
Jensen – 82
Kirwan – 2089
Kelso – 641
Mount Louisa – 547
Mount Low – 132
Mount St John – 37
Mundingburra – 341
Murray – 16
Mutarnee – 29
Mysterton – 53
Nome – 20
North Ward – 739
Oonoonba – 31
Pallarenda – 2
Paluma – 3
Pimlico – 601
Pinnacles – 5
Rasmussen – 565
Railway Estate – 341
Rollingstone – 88
Rosslea – 208
Rowes Bay – 71
Saunders Beach – 28
Shaw – 46
South Townsville – 762
Stuart – 129
Thuringowa – 554
Toolakea – 8
Toomulla – 9
Townsville City – 2187
Town Common – 7
Vincent – 478
West End – 674
Wulguru – 340
Yabulu – 105
The faces and names behind Townsville’s drug crime
Ian Robert Charles Dale
A judge has told a drug dealer his decision to supply drugs to feed his habit was a “road to hell”.
Ian Robert Charles Dale, 30, offered to supply methamphetamines and cannabis while he was on parole.
The Townsville Magistrates Court said police executed a search warrant at a Townsville City backpackers on November 27 last year. Police found a bong, two digital scales and two needles.
The court heard police seized two mobiles and uncovered seven offers to supply methamphetamines and 16 offers to supply cannabis. Crown prosecutor Catherine Holden told the court of 23 offers to supply, Dale supplied 3.5g of methamphetamines and 7g of cannabis.
Dale was arrested by police on December 6 last year on separate matters.
The court heard Dale had a 12- page criminal history and his parole was suspended when he was charged by police.
Dale pleaded guilty to 24 charges including seven counts of supplying schedule 1 dangerous drugs and 16 of supplying schedule 2 drugs.
Natasha Louise Neilsen
A Queensland Education worker who used scaffolding to scale the Museum of Tropical Queensland’s roof was looking for a “quiet place to talk”.
Natasha Louise Neilsen, 28, had enjoyed a Saturday night out on the town on Flinders Street.
The Townsville Magistrates Court heard at 3.50am on February 10 this year, Townsville CitySafe CCTV cameras caught Neilsen along with a male companion climbing on the museum’s roof.
Neilsen and her male friend were asked to descend the roof by the police and they complied.
Police prosecutor Len Brown told the court Neilsen told police she used a shopping trolley to climb over the museum construction fence.
“(She) was asked if she had anything on her that she shouldn’t, she nodded her head in a yes motion and was asked what she meant and she said she had a MDMA capsule in her wallet,” he said.
Neilsen pleaded guilty to one count of possessing dangerous drugs and one count of trespass – entering or remaining in yard or place of business.
Cameron Andrew Sevier
A young Townsville man has walked from court with a warning after he was caught snorting coke from a park table in the CBD.
Cameron Andrew Sevier, 23, pleaded guilty in the Townsville Magistrates Court to possessing dangerous drugs.
Police prosecutor Roger Beal said officers attended a park in Flinders Street where four men appeared to be engaged in drug activity on August 27 this year.
Mr Beal said police saw Sevier lower his head to the table and sniff something that left a white powder on his nose. Officers found about 1g of cocaine in a small clip-seal bag when they searched him.
Originally published as Townsville drug hot spots: City, Kirwan, Aitkenvale revealed as worst