Thousands charged with traffic offences in two high-visibility police operations

• Thousands of people charged with traffic offences as part of two major high-visibility policing operation to make Queensland safer. 
• Motorists urged to make smart decisions and follow Queensland’s road rules after 308 lives lost in 2025.  
• The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live and rebuilding the frontline after a decade of decline under Labor.   

The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer after more than 32,100 traffic offences were issued as part of two major policing operations across the State.   

Operation Mistletoe - a high visibility police operation to reduce road fatalities which was launched by the Crisafulli Government in December 2025 – cracked down on the Fatal 5 during the busy holiday period.  

Police detected more than 32,100 traffic offences during Operation Mistletoe, including: 

• 16,000 speeding offences
• 300 seatbelt offences
• 200 distracted driving offences. 

Police also conducted more than 177,500 roadside breath tests and 7,200 roadside drug tests, detecting more than 1,800 drink drivers and 1,500 drug drivers. 

The Crisafulli Government is delivering more police to the frontline to restore safety where you live and make Queensland safer, by bolstering police numbers by 588 officers since the October 2024 election, compared with just 174 under Labor in four years.   

Meanwhile Operation X-Ray Surety – a statewide road safety initiative targeting dangerous and illegal e-mobility behaviour – which was launched by the Queensland Police Service in November 2025 has resulted in 2,794 fines issued and 142 non-compliant devices seized.  

This included:  

• 2,100 infringements for failing to wear a helmet 
• 200 for riding on prohibited roads
• 80 for speeding 

This crackdown coincided with the Crisafulli Government’s nation-leading reform, including a Parliamentary Inquiry into e-mobility safety – a complex issue that exploded under Labor’s watch. 

The Inquiry was launched within six months of the Crisafulli Government coming to office, following Labor’s decade of decline which left police under-resourced. 

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said he was deeply concerned by last year’s road toll as he again urged motorists to make smart decisions and follow Queensland’s road rules.  

“Tragically, 308 lives were lost on Queensland roads in 2025 including 14 deaths involving an e-bike or e-scooter – that’s 308 families that have been torn apart and forever changed,” Minister Purdie said.  

"The Crisafulli Government is delivering more police to the frontline and refocusing policing on core duties, including road safety, through the Commissioner's 100-Day Review as we continue to give our frontline the laws and resources, they need to do their job and save lives after Labor’s decade of decline.  

"Every motorist has a role to play, and we will not tolerate drivers who disregard the Fatal 5 and put the lives of other road users at risk.”  

Queensland Police Service Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said the operation targeted behaviours that continue to devastate Queensland families. 

“Speeding, drink and drug driving, distraction, fatigue and failing to wear a seatbelt remain the leading contributors to deadly crashes on our roads,” Chief Superintendent Wheeler said. 

“Operation X-Ray Mistletoe was about reducing the presence of those high-risk drivers before tragedy occurred. 

“As students return to school, Queenslanders can expect to see police on our roads and in school zones. 

“Dangerous behaviours such as speeding and drink driving will not be tolerated.