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 Blayney'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 Blayney'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.
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.
- How Blayney compares
- 11 of the 12 major offences were recorded below the NSW rate in this periodThe exception is domestic violence related assault, at 502.1 per 100,000 against a NSW rate of 451.9 (1.11×, 39 recorded incidents). This is a statement about recorded incidents in one 12-month window, not a ranking or a judgement about the council — councils do not run policing.
- Lowest relative rates
- Steal from retail store 0.21×, other stealing offences 0.47×, sexual touching & other sexual offences 0.49×These offences are the furthest below the NSW rate. Malicious damage to property (36 incidents) and domestic violence related assault (39 incidents) are the two highest-volume offences locally.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a very small number of incidentsBlayney's population is about 7,767, so a single-figure change in incidents can move a per-100,000 rate a long way year to year. Robbery, for example, shows 1 incident for the whole period. Read these figures as counts first, rates second.
- Under-reporting
- Domestic violence and sexual offences are known to be under-reportedBOCSAR counts incidents recorded by police, so the recorded figures for these categories are lower than actual prevalence, and changes can reflect reporting behaviour as much as underlying incidence.
- Local policing
- Chifley Police DistrictBlayney Police Station is on Adelaide Street, Blayney, within the Chifley Police District (NSW Police Western Region). Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence related assault | 39 | 502.1 | 451.9 | 1.11× |
| Malicious damage to property | 36 | 463.5 | 554.7 | 0.84× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 20 | 257.5 | 401.8 | 0.64× |
| Other stealing offences | 17 | 218.9 | 463.1 | 0.47× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 13 | 167.4 | 212.3 | 0.79× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 13 | 167.4 | 295.5 | 0.57× |
| Sexual assault | 9 | 115.9 | 154.4 | 0.75× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9 | 115.9 | 171.2 | 0.68× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 6 | 77.2 | 91.8 | 0.84× |
| Steal from retail store | 6 | 77.2 | 372.5 | 0.21× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 4 | 51.5 | 104.1 | 0.49× |
| Robbery | 1 | 12.9 | 20.6 | 0.63× |
Major offences in Blayney vs the NSW rate, per 100,000 population, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. Source: BOCSAR LGA & NSW recorded-crime tables. 'vs NSW' = Blayney 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, not convictions, and counts move with population and with reporting behaviour. In this 12-month period Blayney recorded 11 of the 12 major offences below the NSW rate; we present the counts and rates without characterising cause, and note that in an LGA of fewer than 8,000 people these rates are volatile. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Blayney 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 — Blayney Police Station (Chifley 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.