McKees Hill crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

McKees Hill 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 70 out of 100 (high), 71st 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 (67th percentile), sexual offences (86th percentile), robbery (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.

In 2024-25: violent 1,927 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); property 3,895 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 646 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); theft 1,411 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 32nd 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% (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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for McKees Hill are those of the Lismore council area.

Lismore council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

East Lismore · Lagoon Grass · Larnook · Lismore Heights · McLeans Ridges · Numulgi · Richmond Hill · Rosebank · Whian Whian

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