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 Glen Innes Severn'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 Glen Innes Severn'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 Glen Innes Severn compares
- 3 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe three below NSW are steal from retail store (0.93×), steal from motor vehicle (0.83×) and sexual assault (0.79×).
- Highest relative rates
- Break & enter (dwelling) 2.47×, break & enter (non-dwelling) 2.31×, motor vehicle theft 2.15×These offences are the furthest above the NSW rate; malicious damage (70 incidents), other stealing (69) and domestic violence related assault (61) are the highest-volume offences locally.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsGlen Innes Severn's population (~8,978) 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
- New England Police DistrictGlen Innes Police Station (126 Meade Street, Glen Innes) sits within the New England Police District, part of the NSW Police Western Region. The station is not open 24 hours. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 70 | 779.7 | 554.7 | 1.41× |
| Other stealing offences | 69 | 768.5 | 463.1 | 1.66× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 61 | 679.4 | 451.9 | 1.50× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 55 | 612.6 | 401.8 | 1.52× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 47 | 523.5 | 212.3 | 2.47× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 33 | 367.6 | 171.2 | 2.15× |
| Steal from retail store | 31 | 345.3 | 372.5 | 0.93× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 22 | 245.0 | 295.5 | 0.83× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 19 | 211.6 | 91.8 | 2.31× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 14 | 155.9 | 104.1 | 1.50× |
| Sexual assault | 11 | 122.5 | 154.4 | 0.79× |
| Robbery | 3 | 33.4 | 20.6 | 1.62× |
Major offences in Glen Innes Severn 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' = Glen Innes Severn 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. Glen Innes Severn's rates are higher than the NSW average across most major-offence categories in this period; we present the counts and rates without characterising cause. Council has publicly said it convened a community safety roundtable and upgraded the town's CCTV system — the links in Priorities & direction cover that. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Glen Innes Severn 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 — Glen Innes Police Station (New England 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.