Bourke crime statistics
1,069 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 23.3% versus 2024 (1,394 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 629 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 1,699).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
88
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 94
Motor vehicle theft
10
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 23
Steal from motor vehicle
23
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 53
Malicious damage
80
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 128
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Bourke by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against justice procedures | 283 | 403 | 369 |
| Theft | 238 | 384 | 348 |
| Assault | 156 | 191 | 191 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 119 | 134 | 129 |
| Malicious damage to property | 80 | 106 | 128 |
| Disorderly conduct | 79 | 84 | 102 |
| Drug offences | 36 | 17 | 37 |
| Sexual offences | 27 | 23 | 25 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 25 | 14 | 24 |
| Other offences | 8 | 17 | 52 |
| Arson | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| Liquor offences | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bourke at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
1,699
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 2/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$180/wk
2021
Household income
$1,560/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Bourke
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Hope Street (132 sales)
- Oxley Street (111 sales)
- Darling Street (96 sales)
- Tudor Street (92 sales)
- Anson Street (91 sales)
- Mitchell Street (89 sales)
- Mertin Street (85 sales)
- Short Street (62 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.