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 Lockhart'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 Lockhart'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. These are recorded incidents, not convictions.
- How Lockhart compares
- 8 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe four above the NSW rate are motor vehicle theft (1.85×), robbery (1.40×), break & enter dwelling (1.36×) and malicious damage to property (1.35×).
- Total recorded incidents
- 97 across the 12 major offencesMalicious damage to property (26) and other stealing offences (16) are the two largest counts; five of the twelve offences recorded three incidents or fewer over the whole year.
- Reading rates at this population
- At a population of 3,474, one recorded incident is about 28.8 per 100,000This cuts both ways: a single extra incident lifts an offence's rate by ~28.8 per 100,000, and a single fewer incident drops it by the same amount, so both the high and the low multiples in the table move sharply year to year. Read the incident counts first and the rates second.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Not every incident is reported to policeThe proportion of incidents that reach police varies by offence type, which particularly affects domestic-violence and sexual offences. Recorded-incident counts are therefore a measure of what was reported or detected, not of everything that occurred.
- Local policing
- Riverina Police DistrictPolice stations at Lockhart (59 Green Street) and The Rock (corner of Emily and Nicholas Streets); neither is open 24 hours. The district office is at 217-219 Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, in the NSW Police Southern Region.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 26 | 748.4 | 554.7 | 1.35× |
| Other stealing offences | 16 | 460.6 | 463.1 | 0.99× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 11 | 316.6 | 171.2 | 1.85× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 10 | 287.9 | 212.3 | 1.36× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 10 | 287.9 | 295.5 | 0.97× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 8 | 230.3 | 401.8 | 0.57× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 7 | 201.5 | 451.9 | 0.45× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 3 | 86.4 | 104.1 | 0.83× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 3 | 86.4 | 91.8 | 0.94× |
| Sexual assault | 1 | 28.8 | 154.4 | 0.19× |
| Robbery | 1 | 28.8 | 20.6 | 1.40× |
| Steal from retail store | 1 | 28.8 | 372.5 | 0.08× |
Major offences in Lockhart 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' = Lockhart 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. Several of Lockhart's offence categories recorded three incidents or fewer over the full year, so the corresponding per-100,000 rates rest on very few events. We present the counts, the rates and the caveats without drawing conclusions about the council, the police or the community. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Lockhart 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 (Lockhart & The Rock stations) · Aug 2026
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.