Casino crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,876 offences in Casino in 2025-26, including 335 violent offences and 123 break-ins. That is about 17,164 per 100,000 of its 10,930 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Richmond Valley council area.

Casino is a suburb in the Richmond Valley council area of New South Wales (about 24,044 residents in the council). The council 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.

New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 1,876 offences were recorded in Casino in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Richmond Valley council area.

Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Casino has the 29th highest recorded crime rate: about 16,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.

Richmond Valley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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