Lismore crime statistics
1,814 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 4.9% versus 2024 (1,907 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 496 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,656).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
28
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 29
Motor vehicle theft
28
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 25
Steal from motor vehicle
44
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 39
Malicious damage
115
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 122
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Lismore by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against justice procedures | 497 | 631 | 553 |
| Theft | 493 | 448 | 421 |
| Assault | 206 | 174 | 174 |
| Drug offences | 134 | 140 | 126 |
| Malicious damage to property | 115 | 121 | 122 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 111 | 94 | 102 |
| Disorderly conduct | 94 | 98 | 80 |
| Sexual offences | 48 | 38 | 43 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 46 | 64 | 44 |
| Other offences | 29 | 46 | 45 |
| Liquor offences | 15 | 35 | 22 |
| Robbery | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| Arson | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Other offences against the person | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lismore at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,656
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$280/wk
2021
Household income
$1,035/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Lismore
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Molesworth Street (192 sales)
- Hunter Street (143 sales)
- Orion Street (139 sales)
- Magellan Street (139 sales)
- Diadem Street (125 sales)
- Laurel Avenue (114 sales)
- New Ballina Road (104 sales)
- Keen Street (96 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.