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 Lachlan Shire'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 Lachlan'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 Lachlan Shire compares
- 2 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe two below NSW are steal from retail store (0.57×) and robbery (0.80×, 1 recorded incident).
- Highest relative rates
- Malicious damage to property 2.62×, motor vehicle theft 2.48×, steal from motor vehicle 2.38×Malicious damage (89 incidents) and domestic violence related assault (64 incidents) are the two highest-volume offences locally.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsThis is a property of the statistic, not of the place: Lachlan Shire's population is about 6,113, so one incident is worth roughly 16 per 100,000. A handful of extra or fewer incidents moves a per-100,000 rate a long way year to year. Read these figures as counts first — the robbery row, for example, is a single recorded incident.
- Local policing
- Central West Police DistrictCondobolin Police Station (8 Denison Street, Condobolin) sits within the Central West Police District, part of the NSW Police Western Region; the station is not staffed 24 hours. Police district boundaries do not follow council boundaries — confirm which station and district cover your address using the BOCSAR mapping tool and the NSW Police site.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 89 | 1,455.9 | 554.7 | 2.62× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 64 | 1,046.9 | 451.9 | 2.32× |
| Other stealing offences | 51 | 834.3 | 463.1 | 1.80× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 43 | 703.4 | 295.5 | 2.38× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 37 | 605.3 | 401.8 | 1.51× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 27 | 441.7 | 212.3 | 2.08× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 26 | 425.3 | 171.2 | 2.48× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 13 | 212.7 | 91.8 | 2.32× |
| Steal from retail store | 13 | 212.7 | 372.5 | 0.57× |
| Sexual assault | 10 | 163.6 | 154.4 | 1.06× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 9 | 147.2 | 104.1 | 1.41× |
| Robbery | 1 | 16.4 | 20.6 | 0.80× |
Major offences in Lachlan Shire 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' = Lachlan 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 with reporting. We present the counts and rates as published, without characterising cause. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Lachlan 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 — Condobolin Police Station (Central West 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.