Lightning Ridge crime statistics
688 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 22.4% versus 2024 (562 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 354 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 1,946).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
48
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 27
Motor vehicle theft
11
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Steal from motor vehicle
29
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 26
Malicious damage
67
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 44
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Lightning Ridge by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 156 | 117 | 123 |
| Against justice procedures | 139 | 99 | 109 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 94 | 71 | 64 |
| Assault | 88 | 108 | 87 |
| Malicious damage to property | 67 | 40 | 44 |
| Disorderly conduct | 45 | 32 | 29 |
| Drug offences | 34 | 36 | 38 |
| Sexual offences | 25 | 9 | 18 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 22 | 26 | 22 |
| Other offences | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Arson | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Coercive Control | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lightning Ridge at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
1,946
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$200/wk
2021
Household income
$792/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Lightning Ridge
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Pandora Street (100 sales)
- Opal Street (77 sales)
- Nettleton Drive (65 sales)
- Black Prince Drive (59 sales)
- Gem Street (54 sales)
- Fantasia Street (53 sales)
- Morilla Street (50 sales)
- Fred Reece Way (48 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.