Lennox Head crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 222 offences in Lennox Head in 2025-26, including 50 violent offences and 23 break-ins. That is about 2,888 per 100,000 of its 7,687 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Ballina council area.
Lennox Head is a suburb in the Ballina council area of New South Wales (about 48,603 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 167th 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 homicide (72nd percentile), robbery (74th percentile), sexual offences (58th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 1,165 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 3,671 per 100,000 (+66% vs five years earlier); break-ins 469 per 100,000 (+152% vs five years earlier); theft 1,558 per 100,000 (+65% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 72nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Ballina council area is 3.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (531 public and 140 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 124 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.4% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3.3% of homes; about 26 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.7% 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: 222 offences were recorded in Lennox Head in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Ballina council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,165 | 566 | +27% |
| Property | 3,671 | 1,784 | +66% |
| Break-ins | 469 | 228 | +152% |
| Theft | 1,558 | 757 | +65% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Lennox Head has the 29th lowest recorded crime rate: about 3,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Ballina council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2478: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Lennox Head safe?
Lennox Head recorded about 3,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 59% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 29th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 50 violent offences (650 per 100,000 residents) and 23 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 Lennox Head?
In 2025-26 police recorded 222 offences in Lennox Head, about 2,890 per 100,000 of its 7,687 residents (2021 Census), including 50 violent offences and 23 break-ins.
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