Lismore crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 2,046 offences in Lismore in 2025-26, including 310 violent offences and 66 break-ins. That is about 55,963 per 100,000 of its 3,656 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Lismore council area.
Lismore is a suburb in the Lismore council area of New South Wales (about 43,642 residents in the council). The council 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.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 2,046 offences were recorded in Lismore in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Lismore council area.
| 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% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Lismore has the 2nd highest recorded crime rate: about 51,100 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Lismore council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Lismore safe?
Lismore recorded about 51,100 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 7 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 2nd highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 310 violent offences (8,480 per 100,000 residents) and 66 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 Lismore?
In 2025-26 police recorded 2,046 offences in Lismore, about 56,000 per 100,000 of its 3,656 residents (2021 Census), including 310 violent offences and 66 break-ins.
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