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 Narromine'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 Narromine'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. These are recorded incidents, not convictions.
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. Recorded incidents, not convictions.
- How Narromine compares
- 2 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe two below NSW are steal from retail store (0.54×) and robbery (0.00×, 0 recorded incidents). The other ten are above the NSW rate.
- Highest counts
- Malicious damage to property (88 incidents) and domestic violence related assault (78 incidents)These are the two highest-volume major offences recorded locally in the period.
- Furthest above the NSW rate
- Break & enter non-dwelling 2.88×, motor vehicle theft 2.82×, domestic violence related assault 2.68×The 'vs NSW' multiple is the local rate per 100,000 divided by the NSW rate per 100,000.
- Narromine's population is about 6,432 — one incident is worth roughly 15.5 per 100,000A rate per 100,000 is designed to let places of different sizes be compared, but in a small-population LGA it moves a long way on a small number of incidents — in either direction, and from year to year. Read the incident counts alongside the rates.
- Local policing
- Orana Mid-Western Police DistrictNarromine Police Station (corner Merilba and Burraway Streets, Narromine) and Trangie Police Station both sit within the Orana Mid-Western Police District, part of the NSW Police Western Region. Neither station is open 24 hours. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 88 | 1,368.2 | 554.7 | 2.47× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 78 | 1,212.7 | 451.9 | 2.68× |
| Other stealing offences | 49 | 761.8 | 463.1 | 1.65× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 31 | 482.0 | 401.8 | 1.20× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 31 | 482.0 | 171.2 | 2.82× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 31 | 482.0 | 295.5 | 1.63× |
| Sexual assault | 25 | 388.7 | 154.4 | 2.52× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 25 | 388.7 | 212.3 | 1.83× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 17 | 264.3 | 91.8 | 2.88× |
| Steal from retail store | 13 | 202.1 | 372.5 | 0.54× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 7 | 108.8 | 104.1 | 1.05× |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.00× |
Major offences in Narromine vs the NSW rate, per 100,000 population, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026, sorted by recorded incidents. Source: BOCSAR LGA & NSW recorded-crime tables. 'vs NSW' = Narromine 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, policing activity and reporting rates. In the year to March 2026 Narromine's rate was above the NSW rate for ten of the twelve major offences. We present the counts and rates as BOCSAR publishes them, without characterising cause. For the latest figures, multi-year trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Narromine 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 — Orana Mid-Western Police District
- NSW Police Force — Narromine Police Station
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.