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 Cootamundra-Gundagai'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 the local 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 Cootamundra-Gundagai compares
- 9 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe three above NSW are sexual touching and other sexual offences (1.68×), break & enter non-dwelling (1.33×) and malicious damage to property (1.09×).
- Highest-volume offences locally
- Malicious damage 69 incidents; non-DV assault 45; other stealing 43; DV-related assault 39Malicious damage to property is the most-recorded major offence in the LGA over the period.
- Lowest relative rates
- Robbery 0 recorded incidents; steal from retail store 0.16×; sexual assault 0.51×No robbery incidents were recorded in the LGA over the 12 months.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsThe LGA's population (~11,424) is small, so a handful of extra or fewer incidents can swing a per-100,000 rate a lot year to year. Read these figures as counts first.
- Local policing
- Riverina Police DistrictCootamundra Police Station and Gundagai Police Station both sit within the Riverina Police District, part of the NSW Police Southern Region. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 69 | 604.0 | 554.7 | 1.09× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 45 | 393.9 | 401.8 | 0.98× |
| Other stealing offences | 43 | 376.4 | 463.1 | 0.81× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 39 | 341.4 | 451.9 | 0.76× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 24 | 210.1 | 212.3 | 0.99× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 22 | 192.6 | 295.5 | 0.65× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 20 | 175.1 | 104.1 | 1.68× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 14 | 122.5 | 91.8 | 1.33× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 14 | 122.5 | 171.2 | 0.72× |
| Sexual assault | 9 | 78.8 | 154.4 | 0.51× |
| Steal from retail store | 7 | 61.3 | 372.5 | 0.16× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in the Cootamundra-Gundagai LGA 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' = local 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 reporting. Cootamundra-Gundagai's rates sit below the NSW average across most major-offence categories in this period; we present the counts and rates without characterising cause. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Cootamundra-Gundagai 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 — Riverina 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.