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. For Brewarrina, BOCSAR publishes incident counts but does not publish a rate per 100,000 people for any of the 12 major offences: with a population of about 1,408, the counts are too small for a rate to be reliable, so BOCSAR marks every rate cell 'nc' (not calculable). That is BOCSAR's own decision. We therefore show the counts alone below, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. A suppressed rate is not a low rate and it is not a zero — it means no rate was published, and no comparison with the NSW average can honestly be made from this data.
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.
- What is published
- Incident counts only — no rate per 100,000BOCSAR marks the rate 'nc' (not calculable) for all 12 major offences in this LGA. Where an offence shows 0 incidents, that 0 is a real published count; it is not the same thing as a suppressed rate.
- Total recorded incidents
- 204 across the 12 major offencesHighest by volume: malicious damage to property (50), domestic violence related assault (39), break and enter non-dwelling (21) and non-domestic violence related assault (20).
- Why no rate is published
- Small counts make a per-100,000 rate unstableAt a population of about 1,408, a single incident works out at roughly 71 per 100,000 — so one extra or one fewer incident would move a rate by an amount comparable to whole offence categories elsewhere. That is the arithmetic reason BOCSAR suppresses the rate, and it cuts in both directions.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Counts reflect what is reported to or detected by policeWillingness to report varies by offence type and is known to be lower for domestic violence and sexual offences, so counts in those categories should not be read as a complete count of incidents.
- Local policing
- Central North Police District (NSW Police Western Region)Brewarrina Police Station is at 96 Bathurst Street, Brewarrina, and there is a station at Goodooga. The district office is at 46 Oxley Street, Bourke. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Recorded incidents |
|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 50 |
| Domestic violence related assault | 39 |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 21 |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 20 |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 19 |
| Other stealing offences | 18 |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 13 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 8 |
| Sexual assault | 6 |
| Steal from retail store | 6 |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Recorded incidents for the 12 BOCSAR 'major offences' in the Brewarrina LGA, 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. BOCSAR does not publish a rate per 100,000 for this LGA, so no rate columns are shown. Source: BOCSAR LGA recorded-crime tables.
These are recorded incidents, not convictions, and they count incidents reported to or detected by NSW Police rather than all incidents that occurred. BOCSAR rate-compares only these 'major offences', so high-volume justice offences (for example breach of bail or AVO) are not listed here. Because no rate per 100,000 is published for this LGA, nothing on this page can be read as above or below the NSW average — we make no such comparison, and neither does BOCSAR. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
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.