Worst streets: 100 drug offences recorded throughout Gladstone region in September

Police recorded 100 dangerous drug related offences in the Gladstone region last month. Find out where here.

Dangerous drugs ruin families, endanger the lives of innocent people and lead to life-altering physical and mental conditions.

Despite the well known consequences of taking and dealing in dangerous drugs and paraphernalia, Gladstone’s latest drug offending statistics paint a bleak picture.

Last month alone the Gladstone local government area registered 100 dangerous drug related offences.

Of those, 92 offences occurred in Gladstone and the town’s immediate outliers including Calliope and Mount Larcom.

September 15 was the most prevalent day for drug offending in the Gladstone LGA, when 15 offences were registered.

The following are the 10 streets with the highest amount of dangerous drug offending in the Gladstone area last month:

Bruce Highway, Bororen (Near Wadeleigh Street) – Five offences

Toolooa Street, South Gladstone (Near Bonar Street) – Four offences

Hildebrand Street, Gladstone Central – Four offences

Yarroon Street, Gladstone Central – Four offences

Roe Street, Miriam Vale – Four offences

Mars Crescent, Telina – Three offences

Tigalee Crescent, Sun Valley – Three offences

Latrobe Street, Tannum Sands – Two offences

Aerodrome Road, Clinton – Two offences

Wicks Street, New Auckland – Two offences

Originally published as Worst streets: 100 drug offences recorded throughout Gladstone region in September