Little Back Creek crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Little Back Creek is a suburb in the Kyogle council area of New South Wales (about 9,707 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 244th 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 (73rd percentile), sexual offences (66th percentile), assault (31st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 44.
In 2024-25: violent 1,113 per 100,000 (+38% vs five years earlier); property 1,772 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 258 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); theft 402 per 100,000 (-49% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Kyogle council area is 5.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (39 public and 16 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 24 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 25.3 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 5.8% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 24.9 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Little Back Creek are those of the Kyogle council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,113 | 108 | +38% |
| Property | 1,772 | 172 | -21% |
| Break-ins | 258 | 25 | +4% |
| Theft | 402 | 39 | -49% |
Kyogle council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
Border Ranges · Cawongla · Collins Creek · Kilgra · Lynchs Creek · Roseberry Creek · Terrace Creek · Toonumbar · Unumgar
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