Crime & safety
The authoritative source for crime in NSW is the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), which publishes recorded incidents reported to or detected by NSW Police. Below are Bland's 12 major offences for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026 (the year ending March 2026), with each rate (per 100,000 people) placed next to the NSW rate. The 'vs NSW' column is Bland's rate divided by the NSW rate: 1.0 means the same as NSW, below 1.0 is lower than NSW, above 1.0 is higher. These are recorded incidents, not convictions.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Rate per 100,000
- Crime counts adjusted for population, so different-sized places can be compared.
- Compared to NSW (×)
- How the local rate compares to the NSW average (1.0 = the same).
- Recorded incident
- An incident reported to police — not a proven charge or conviction.
- Major offence categories
- The high-level offence groups official rates are calculated for.
- Police Area Command / Police District
- The local NSW Police command responsible for an area.
- BOCSAR
- The official source of NSW recorded-crime data.
Safety at a glance
- Reporting period
- April 2025 to March 2026 (12 months)Latest BOCSAR recorded-crime release. Figures are recorded incidents, not convictions.
- How Bland compares
- 9 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe three above the NSW rate are break and enter (non-dwelling) at 2.00×, malicious damage to property at 1.09× and sexual assault at 1.07×. No robbery incidents were recorded in the period.
- Highest-volume offences locally
- Malicious damage to property (33), domestic violence related assault (23), non-domestic violence related assault (21)Read the counts first: these are the three offences with the most recorded incidents in the shire over the 12 months.
- Small-population arithmetic
- At a population of about 5,454, one incident is worth roughly 18 per 100,000This cuts both ways. A rate that looks high and a rate that looks low can each rest on a handful of incidents, and both can move sharply from one year to the next without anything structural changing. Read the incident counts alongside the rates.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Not every incident is reported to policeBOCSAR counts incidents recorded by NSW Police. Reporting rates vary by offence type, which particularly affects domestic-violence and sexual offences, so recorded counts understate these categories to an unknown degree.
- Local policing
- Murrumbidgee Police DistrictPolice stations at West Wyalong, Barmedman, Ungarie and Tallimba sit within the Murrumbidgee Police District, part of the NSW Police Southern Region. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 33 | 605.1 | 554.7 | 1.09× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 23 | 421.7 | 451.9 | 0.93× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 21 | 385.0 | 401.8 | 0.96× |
| Other stealing offences | 16 | 293.4 | 463.1 | 0.63× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 11 | 201.7 | 295.5 | 0.68× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 10 | 183.4 | 91.8 | 2.00× |
| Sexual assault | 9 | 165.0 | 154.4 | 1.07× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 7 | 128.3 | 171.2 | 0.75× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 5 | 91.7 | 212.3 | 0.43× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 4 | 73.3 | 104.1 | 0.70× |
| Steal from retail store | 4 | 73.3 | 372.5 | 0.20× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in Bland vs the NSW rate, per 100,000 population, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026, sorted by recorded incidents. Source: BOCSAR LGA & NSW recorded-crime tables. 'vs NSW' = Bland rate ÷ NSW rate.
BOCSAR calculates rates only for these 'major offences', so high-volume justice offences (e.g. breach of bail or AVO) aren't rate-compared here. These are recorded incidents reported to or detected by NSW Police over the 12 months to March 2026, not convictions, and rates are per 100,000 population. We present the counts, the rates and the NSW comparison without characterising cause, and draw no conclusion about the council, the police or the community. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Bland LGA crime table (XLSX) · Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- BOCSAR — NSW recorded-crime table (XLSX) · Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- BOCSAR — Crime statistics by LGA · Updated quarterly
- BOCSAR — Crime Mapping Tool (compare to NSW)
- NSW Police Force — Murrumbidgee Police District
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.