BOCSAR Crime Mapping: Crime, Victim, and Offender Data for NSW LGAs and Suburbs

The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research provides an interactive tool for generating tailored crime reports. The tool offers the latest maps, graphs, and data on crimes, victims, and offenders for New South Wales Local Government Areas, suburbs, or postcodes. Data from three legacy tools on crime trends, crimes by premises, and LGA rankings was consolidated into this mapping tool in June 2021.

Use Cases

• Generate localized crime trend reports based on the interactive mapping and reporting features.
• Analyze spatial patterns of crime and victimization based on data available for LGAs, suburbs, and postcodes.
• Compare crime statistics across different premises types based on the legacy data integrated into the tool.
• Visualize offender demographics and crime rates using the tool's integrated maps and graphs.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
• Offers interactive, user-tailored reporting for specific geographic areas like LGAs and suburbs.
• Consolidates data from three previous tools, providing a single point of access.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and column definitions require manual inspection via the tool.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for bulk analysis.
• The primary access is a website link, which may not be suitable for direct programmatic data extraction.

Provenance

Source

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official police and justice system records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-03 15:07:40.252593; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia (Local Government Areas, suburbs, postcodes)