Evans Head crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 215 offences in Evans Head in 2025-26, including 46 violent offences and 21 break-ins. That is about 7,396 per 100,000 of its 2,907 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Richmond Valley council area.
Evans Head 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: 215 offences were recorded in Evans Head in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Richmond Valley council area.
| 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% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Evans Head has the 122nd highest recorded crime rate: about 7,510 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.
Crime in postcode 2473: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Evans Head safe?
Evans Head recorded about 7,510 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, close to the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 122nd highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 46 violent offences (1,580 per 100,000 residents) and 21 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Evans Head?
In 2025-26 police recorded 215 offences in Evans Head, about 7,400 per 100,000 of its 2,907 residents (2021 Census), including 46 violent offences and 21 break-ins.
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