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 Gilgandra'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. These are recorded incidents, not convictions or charges. The 'vs NSW' column is Gilgandra'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. Figures are recorded incidents, not convictions.
- How Gilgandra compares
- 2 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe two below the NSW rate are steal from retail store (0.12×) and robbery (0.00×, no recorded incidents). The other ten are above the NSW rate for this period.
- Highest-volume offences locally
- Domestic violence related assault (61 incidents), malicious damage to property (42), steal from motor vehicle (30)Counts, not rates. Domestic violence related assault is the largest single category of recorded major-offence incidents in the LGA for this period.
- What a per-100,000 rate means at this population
- At an estimated resident population of 4,305, one recorded incident is about 23 per 100,000This is a property of the statistic, and it cuts both ways: it makes the rate for a small LGA move sharply on a handful of incidents in either direction, so a rate can look high or low from a change of a few counts. It applies equally to the offences above the NSW rate and the two below it. Read the counts column alongside the rate.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Recorded incidents depend on what is reported to or detected by policeBOCSAR counts incidents that come to police attention. Reporting rates are known to vary by offence type, which particularly affects domestic-violence and sexual offences, so counts in those categories are not a direct measure of how often the offence occurs.
- Local policing
- Orana Mid-Western Police DistrictGilgandra Police Station (12 Myrtle Street, Gilgandra) 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence related assault | 61 | 1,417.0 | 451.9 | 3.14× |
| Malicious damage to property | 42 | 975.6 | 554.7 | 1.76× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 30 | 696.9 | 295.5 | 2.36× |
| Other stealing offences | 29 | 673.6 | 463.1 | 1.45× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 19 | 441.3 | 212.3 | 2.08× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19 | 441.3 | 171.2 | 2.58× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 18 | 418.1 | 401.8 | 1.04× |
| Sexual assault | 18 | 418.1 | 154.4 | 2.71× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 9 | 209.1 | 91.8 | 2.28× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 6 | 139.4 | 104.1 | 1.34× |
| Steal from retail store | 2 | 46.5 | 372.5 | 0.12× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in Gilgandra 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' = Gilgandra 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. These are recorded incidents, not convictions, and both counts and rates move with reporting as well as with the number of events. Ten of the twelve categories are above the NSW rate in this period and two are below; we publish the counts, the rates and the caveats without drawing a conclusion about the council, the police or the community. For the latest figures, quarterly trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Gilgandra 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 — Gilgandra 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.