Broken Hill crime statistics
3,130 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents were steady versus 2024, across all 21 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 177 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 17,706).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
124
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 141
Motor vehicle theft
33
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 51
Steal from motor vehicle
110
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 104
Malicious damage
335
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 298
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Broken Hill by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against justice procedures | 714 | 700 | 683 |
| Theft | 664 | 723 | 696 |
| Assault | 436 | 433 | 458 |
| Malicious damage to property | 335 | 231 | 298 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 305 | 338 | 336 |
| Drug offences | 233 | 255 | 229 |
| Disorderly conduct | 158 | 165 | 155 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 82 | 87 | 86 |
| Sexual offences | 81 | 92 | 77 |
| Other offences | 70 | 66 | 105 |
| Liquor offences | 20 | 23 | 33 |
| Arson | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| Other offences against the person | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Pornography offences | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Coercive Control | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broken Hill at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
17,706
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$220/wk
2021
Household income
$1,176/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Broken Hill
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Williams Street (484 sales)
- Argent Street (440 sales)
- Chapple Street (357 sales)
- Blende Street (325 sales)
- Wolfram Street (322 sales)
- Lane Street (315 sales)
- Beryl Street (300 sales)
- Patton Street (270 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.