Lismore crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Lismore is a council area in New South Wales with about 43,642 residents. It has a Crime Score 72 out of 100 (high), 52nd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (71st percentile), sexual offences (85th percentile), robbery (89th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 66.
In 2025-26: violent 1,998 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); property 4,532 per 100,000 (+45% vs five years earlier); break-ins 623 per 100,000 (+62% vs five years earlier); theft 1,723 per 100,000 (+69% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 29th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lismore council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (429 public and 239 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 249 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 56.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.1% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 55.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.4% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,998 | 872 | +16% |
| Property | 4,532 | 1,978 | +45% |
| Break-ins | 623 | 272 | +62% |
| Theft | 1,723 | 752 | +69% |
Questions
Is Lismore safe?
Lismore recorded 2,000 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 74% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 56% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 72.3 out of 100 (high), 52nd of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Lismore?
272 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 623 per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Lismore council area
Bentley · Bexhill · Blakebrook · Blue Knob · Booerie Creek · Buckendoon · Bungabbee · Caniaba · Chilcotts Grass · Clunes · Coffee Camp · Corndale · Dorroughby · Dungarubba · Dunoon · East Coraki · East Lismore · Eltham · Fernside · Georgica · Girards Hill · Goolmangar · Goonellabah · Green Forest · Howards Grass · Jiggi · Keerrong · Kilgin · Koonorigan · Lagoon Grass · Larnook · Leycester · Lindendale · Lismore · Lismore Heights · Loftville · Marom Creek · McKees Hill · McLeans Ridges · Modanville · Monaltrie · Mountain Top · Nightcap · Nimbin · North Lismore · North Woodburn · Numulgi · Repentance Creek · Richmond Hill · Rock Valley · Rosebank · Ruthven · South Gundurimba · South Lismore · Stony Chute · Terania Creek · The Channon · Tregeagle · Tucki Tucki · Tuckurimba · Tullera · Tuncester · Tuntable Creek · Whian Whian · Woodlawn · Wyrallah
Postcodes in the Lismore council area
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