Wilcannia crime statistics
375 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 36.1% versus 2024 (587 incidents), across all 15 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 510 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 735).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
18
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 18
Motor vehicle theft
6
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 4
Steal from motor vehicle
8
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Malicious damage
31
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 41
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Wilcannia by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against justice procedures | 99 | 165 | 119 |
| Assault | 76 | 133 | 105 |
| Theft | 69 | 79 | 65 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 46 | 67 | 50 |
| Malicious damage to property | 31 | 47 | 41 |
| Disorderly conduct | 21 | 54 | 21 |
| Drug offences | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| Sexual offences | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Other offences | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| Arson | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilcannia at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
735
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$155/wk
2021
Household income
$1,211/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Wilcannia
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Woore Street (58 sales)
- Reid Street (41 sales)
- Hood Street (19 sales)
- Barrier Highway (15 sales)
- James Street (10 sales)
- Bourke Street (10 sales)
- Cobb Highway (9 sales)
- Byrnes Street (8 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.