Bocoble crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
5 recorded in this period, compared with 3 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Bocoble
Bocoble is a rural locality situated in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, falling within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area and the 2850 postcode district. The surrounding geography is characterized by undulating agricultural land, native bushland, and a quiet rural setting typical of the slopes west of the Great Dividing Range. Due to its remote and purely rural nature, the locality has a very small, dispersed population, with most residents living on large rural landholdings or working in primary production.
In terms of local life and amenities, Bocoble functions primarily as an agricultural community focused on livestock grazing and broadacre farming. It has no distinct commercial hub, retail center, or significant public infrastructure. For daily services, schooling, healthcare, and commercial shopping, residents typically rely on nearby regional centers such as Mudgee and Gulgong. The area is accessed via a network of local rural roads connecting to the broader regional transport grid.
Historically, the region shares the broader European settlement history of the Mid-Western district, which saw development driven by pastoral expansion and the mid-19th-century New South Wales gold rushes. While major commercial mining occurred elsewhere in the Mudgee-Gulgong goldfields, the wider district contains scattered traces of early European land use, rural infrastructure, and traditional Wiradjuri Indigenous heritage. Few distinct historical structures remain standing publicly in Bocoble itself, preserving its identity as a quiet, historic rural pocket.
Recorded offence categories
| Category | Current period | Previous period |
|---|---|---|
| Arson | 1 | 0 |
| Break and enter dwelling | 1 | 1 |
| Malicious damage to property | 1 | 0 |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 1 | 0 |
| Trespass | 1 | 0 |
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 132 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.