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 Warrumbungle 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 Warrumbungle'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 Warrumbungle compares
- 3 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe three below NSW are robbery (0.52×, 1 recorded incident), steal from motor vehicle (0.62×) and steal from retail store (0.90×).
- Highest relative rates
- Break & enter (non-dwelling) 4.13×, break & enter (dwelling) 2.29×, domestic violence related assault 2.16×These offences are the furthest above the NSW rate; domestic violence related assault (90 incidents), other stealing (86) and malicious damage (84) are the highest-volume offences locally.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsWarrumbungle's population (~9,239) is small, so a handful of extra or fewer incidents can swing a per-100,000 rate a lot year to year — the single recorded robbery becomes a rate of 10.8 per 100,000. Read these figures as counts first. Incidents are also spread across six towns, not concentrated in one centre.
- Local policing
- Orana Mid-Western Police DistrictWarrumbungle Shire sits within the Orana Mid-Western Police District (NSW Police Western Region), with its district office in Dubbo. Police stations operate at Coonabarabran, Coolah, Dunedoo, Baradine, Binnaway and Mendooran. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence related assault | 90 | 974.1 | 451.9 | 2.16× |
| Other stealing offences | 86 | 930.8 | 463.1 | 2.01× |
| Malicious damage to property | 84 | 909.2 | 554.7 | 1.64× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 67 | 725.2 | 401.8 | 1.80× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 45 | 487.1 | 212.3 | 2.29× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 35 | 378.8 | 91.8 | 4.13× |
| Steal from retail store | 31 | 335.5 | 372.5 | 0.90× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23 | 248.9 | 171.2 | 1.45× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 18 | 194.8 | 104.1 | 1.87× |
| Sexual assault | 17 | 184.0 | 154.4 | 1.19× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 17 | 184.0 | 295.5 | 0.62× |
| Robbery | 1 | 10.8 | 20.6 | 0.52× |
Major offences in Warrumbungle 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' = Warrumbungle 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. Warrumbungle'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. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Warrumbungle 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
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.