What is the crime rate in Mackay?

Mackay recorded 16,102 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026 — a rate of 12,395 offences per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest of 258 areas nationally.

What are the most common offences in Mackay?

Over the last 12 months Mackay recorded 906 break-ins (unlawful entries), 412 motor vehicle thefts, 3,144 other thefts, 1,600 assaults and 1,155 property-damage offences, plus 7,567 other offences (drugs, traffic and public-order matters).

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Crime in Mackay

Reported offences in the Mackay council area, from Queensland Police data. Showing the 12 months to Jul 2026 and the trend since 2001.

16,102

offences (last 12 mo)

12,395

per 100k residents

#41

of areas ranked

Monthly offences over time

Total reported offences per month — the long-run trend for Mackay.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Breakdown — last 12 months

Every reported offence by type. These add up to the 16,102 total. Tap any type to chart it.

School catchments in MackayBrowse the most in-demand school zones in this council.

Suburbs in Mackay

Flood and bushfire exposure, crime, school catchments and zoning for each suburb in this council area.

Andergrove Mackay South Mackay North Mackay Sarina West Mackay Beaconsfield Rural View Mount Pleasant Bucasia East Mackay Glenella Blacks Beach Walkerston Marian Slade Point Ooralea Eimeo Paget Mackay Harbour Hay Point Bakers Creek Mirani Koumala Seaforth Shoal Point Midge Point Grasstree Beach Richmond (Mackay)Bloomsbury Habana Laguna Quays Kuttabul Armstrong Beach Alligator Creek (Mackay)Farleigh Eton Finch Hatton Sarina Beach The Leap Erakala Calen Mount Ossa Hampden Oakenden Dolphin Heads Greenmount (Mackay)Campwin Beach Ball Bay Balberra Yalboroo Balnagowan Pleystowe Gargett Mount Jukes Victoria Plains Pinnacle Homebush Devereux Creek St Helens Beach Mount Martin Racecourse Eungella Haliday Bay Keswick Island Te Kowai Sarina Range Mount Charlton Palmyra Dumbleton Septimus Owens Creek North Eton Mount Pelion Freshwater Point Sunnyside Nindaroo Mcewens Beach Alexandra Dows Creek Sandiford Kinchant Dam Netherdale Crediton Benholme Pindi Pindi Foulden Cremorne Dalrymple Heights Rosella Mia Mia Munbura Brightly Chelona Dunnrock

Reported offences reflect police-recorded crime, not all crime; reporting rates vary by area and offence type. Counts are for the whole council area, not any specific suburb or address — indicative only. Source: Queensland Police Service crime statistics (CC BY 4.0).