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 Murrumbidgee'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 Murrumbidgee'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 Murrumbidgee compares
- 5 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateBelow NSW: steal from retail store (0.07×), robbery (0.00×, no recorded incidents), malicious damage to property (0.74×), break and enter non-dwelling (0.89×) and domestic violence related assault (0.91×). The other seven are above the NSW rate.
- Highest counts locally
- Non-domestic violence related assault (23), other stealing offences (21)Domestic violence related assault and malicious damage to property follow, with 15 recorded incidents each.
- What a small population does to these rates
- At a population of 3,658, one recorded incident is about 27 per 100,000This cuts both ways: it is why a single extra incident can push an offence well above the NSW rate, and equally why a single incident fewer can put it below. It is a property of the arithmetic, not a reason to discount the counts — read the incident column first and the rate column second.
- Reporting rates differ by offence
- Not every incident is reported to policeReporting rates vary by offence type, which particularly affects domestic-violence and sexual offences. Recorded-incident counts therefore measure what was reported to or detected by police, not the total number of incidents.
- Local policing
- Murrumbidgee Police District (Coleambally, Darlington Point) and Murray River Police District (Jerilderie)The LGA is split between two NSW Police districts, both in the Southern Region. Coleambally Police Station (corner Brolga Place and Kookaburra Avenue) and Darlington Point Police Station (Bridge Street) sit in the Murrumbidgee Police District; Jerilderie Police Station (107 Jerilderie Street) sits in the Murray River Police District. None is open 24 hours.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 23 | 628.8 | 401.8 | 1.56× |
| Other stealing offences | 21 | 574.1 | 463.1 | 1.24× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 15 | 410.1 | 451.9 | 0.91× |
| Malicious damage to property | 15 | 410.1 | 554.7 | 0.74× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 14 | 382.7 | 295.5 | 1.30× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 12 | 328.0 | 171.2 | 1.92× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 11 | 300.7 | 212.3 | 1.42× |
| Sexual assault | 9 | 246.0 | 154.4 | 1.59× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 4 | 109.3 | 104.1 | 1.05× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 3 | 82.0 | 91.8 | 0.89× |
| Steal from retail store | 1 | 27.3 | 372.5 | 0.07× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in Murrumbidgee 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' = Murrumbidgee 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 reported to or detected by NSW Police over the 12 months to March 2026, not convictions, and rates are per 100,000 population. We publish the counts, the rates and the caveats and draw no conclusion 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 — Murrumbidgee 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 — Murrumbidgee Police District
- NSW Police Force — Murray River Police District (Jerilderie)
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.