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 Coonamble'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 Coonamble'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 reported to or detected by NSW Police — not charges and not convictions.
- How Coonamble compares
- 10 of 12 major offences above the NSW rate; 2 belowThe two below the NSW rate are steal from retail store (0.21×) and robbery (0.00×, with 0 recorded incidents in the period).
- Highest recorded counts
- Malicious damage to property 90 · domestic violence related assault 76 · non-domestic violence related assault 60Counts, not rates. The full table below gives every offence with its count and its rate alongside the NSW rate.
- How to read a rate at this population
- At a population of 3,871, one incident is about 26 per 100,000This cuts both ways: it means a per-100,000 rate here moves a long way on a small number of incidents, and it means the counts behind each rate are small enough to read directly. Read the incident column first, and treat single-year movements with care.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Recorded incidents depend on what gets reportedBOCSAR counts incidents that come to police attention. Reporting rates vary by offence type, which particularly affects domestic-violence and sexual offences — recorded counts for these categories can move with reporting behaviour as well as with underlying incidence.
- Local policing
- Orana Mid-Western Police DistrictCoonamble Police Station (25 Aberford Street, Coonamble) sits within the Orana Mid-Western Police District, part of the NSW Police Western Region. The station is not staffed 24 hours. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 90 | 2,325.0 | 554.7 | 4.19× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 76 | 1,963.3 | 451.9 | 4.34× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 60 | 1,550.0 | 401.8 | 3.86× |
| Other stealing offences | 29 | 749.2 | 463.1 | 1.62× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 22 | 568.3 | 295.5 | 1.92× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 21 | 542.5 | 91.8 | 5.91× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19 | 490.8 | 171.2 | 2.87× |
| Sexual assault | 17 | 439.2 | 154.4 | 2.84× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 17 | 439.2 | 212.3 | 2.07× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 12 | 310.0 | 104.1 | 2.98× |
| Steal from retail store | 3 | 77.5 | 372.5 | 0.21× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in Coonamble vs the NSW rate, per 100,000 population, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. Recorded incidents, not convictions. Source: BOCSAR LGA & NSW recorded-crime tables. 'vs NSW' = Coonamble rate ÷ NSW rate.
BOCSAR calculates rates only for these 'major offences', so high-volume justice offences (for example breach of bail or AVO) aren't rate-compared here. Every figure in the table is a recorded incident count or a rate derived from it for the 12 months to March 2026, published by BOCSAR — we reproduce them as published, without adjustment. We draw no conclusion here about the council, the police or the community; the sources below let you check the latest figures, the multi-year trend and other offence types for yourself.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Coonamble 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 — Coonamble Police Station (Orana Mid-Western 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.