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 Wentworth'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 Wentworth'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 Wentworth compares
- 3 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe three below NSW are steal from retail store (0.41×), robbery (0.62×, 1 recorded incident) and non-domestic violence related assault (0.92×).
- Highest-volume offences locally
- Malicious damage to property (104 incidents) and domestic violence related assault (101)Counts of recorded incidents over the 12 months to March 2026.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsWentworth's population (~7,804) is one of the smallest in NSW, so a per-100,000 rate is calculated on a small base: a handful of extra or fewer incidents moves it a long way year to year, and any single year's rate is a less stable measure here than in a larger LGA. Read these figures as counts first, rates second.
- Local policing
- Barrier Police DistrictWentworth Police Station (74 Darling Street, Wentworth) and Dareton Police Station (52 Sturt Place, Dareton) sit within the Barrier 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 | 104 | 1,332.6 | 554.7 | 2.40× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 101 | 1,294.2 | 451.9 | 2.86× |
| Other stealing offences | 71 | 909.8 | 463.1 | 1.96× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 53 | 679.1 | 212.3 | 3.20× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 35 | 448.5 | 295.5 | 1.52× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 34 | 435.7 | 171.2 | 2.54× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 29 | 371.6 | 401.8 | 0.92× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 26 | 333.2 | 91.8 | 3.63× |
| Sexual assault | 15 | 192.2 | 154.4 | 1.24× |
| Steal from retail store | 12 | 153.8 | 372.5 | 0.41× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 10 | 128.1 | 104.1 | 1.23× |
| Robbery | 1 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 0.62× |
Major offences in Wentworth 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' = Wentworth 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 how often incidents are reported. Because the population base is small, the per-100,000 rates in this table are calculated on relatively few incidents and are correspondingly volatile — that is a property of the statistic, not a finding about the area. 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 — Wentworth 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 — Barrier 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.