Richmond Valley crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Richmond Valley is a council area in New South Wales with about 24,044 residents. It has a Crime Score 71 out of 100 (high), 63rd 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 (73rd percentile), sexual offences (87th percentile), homicide (77th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.
In 2025-26: violent 2,021 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); property 4,271 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 844 per 100,000 (+72% vs five years earlier); theft 1,269 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 27th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Richmond Valley council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (191 public and 91 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 104 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 43.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 43 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.8% 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 | 2,021 | 486 | +21% |
| Property | 4,271 | 1,027 | +8% |
| Break-ins | 844 | 203 | +72% |
| Theft | 1,269 | 305 | -7% |
Questions
Is Richmond Valley safe?
Richmond Valley recorded 2,020 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 76% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 58% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 71.1 out of 100 (high), 63rd 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 Richmond Valley?
203 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 844 per 100,000 residents, 2.8 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Richmond Valley council area
Backmede · Bora Ridge · Broadwater · Bungawalbin · Busbys Flat · Camira · Casino · Clearfield · Clovass · Codrington · Coombell · Coraki · Dobies Bight · Doonbah · Ellangowan · Esk · Evans Head · Fairy Hill · Gibberagee · Greenridge · Hogarth Range · Irvington · Kippenduff · Leeville · Mongogarie · Mount Marsh · Myrtle Creek · Naughtons Gap · New Italy · North Casino · Piora · Rappville · Rileys Hill · Shannon Brook · Six Mile Swamp · Spring Grove · Stratheden · Swan Bay · Tabbimoble · Tatham · The Gap · Tomki · Upper Mongogarie · West Bungawalbin · West Coraki · Whiporie · Woodburn · Woodview · Wyan · Yorklea
Postcodes in the Richmond Valley council area
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