Gunning Gap crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
1 recorded in this period, compared with 1 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Gunning Gap
Gunning Gap is a rural locality situated in the Central West region of New South Wales, within the Forbes Shire local government area and bearing the postcode 2876. Geographically, the area is characterized by undulating agricultural land typical of the Forbes hinterland, featuring broad-acre farming and grazing properties. Due to its remote and purely rural nature, the locality does not maintain a distinct urban population center, and demographic data is subsumed within the broader Forbes local government area, reflecting a very low population density comprised mostly of farming families.
As an agricultural district, Gunning Gap has limited local amenities, relying primarily on nearby regional centers such as Forbes for commercial services, healthcare, education, and social infrastructure. Local life centers predominantly around primary production, including wheat and cereal cropping, sheep, and cattle farming. The area is connected by a network of rural roads that facilitate the transport of agricultural goods to regional distribution hubs.
The history of Gunning Gap is closely tied to the European settlement and agricultural development of the Forbes district in the 19th century. Originally traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the area was progressively alienated for pastoral leases and subsequent closer settlement schemes following the gold rush era. While the locality contains few built heritage sites of state significance, the cultural landscape retains historical markers of early European clearing, stock routes, and the enduring pastoral heritage of the Forbes Shire.
Recorded offence categories
| Category | Current period | Previous period |
|---|---|---|
| Steal from dwelling | 1 | 0 |
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 88 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.