Jews Lagoon crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
0 recorded in this period, compared with 0 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Jews Lagoon
Jews Lagoon is a rural locality in northwestern New South Wales, situated within the Narrabri Shire local government area and the 2397 postcode. The geography is characterized by flat, arid-to-semi-arid terrain typical of the Murray-Darling Basin, primarily utilized for broadacre agriculture, dryland cropping, and livestock grazing. Due to its remote setting, the population is extremely sparse, consisting primarily of dispersed farming families and agricultural workers rather than a concentrated township.
As a predominantly agricultural district, Jews Lagoon contains no commercial hubs, retail centers, or municipal services. Residents rely on nearby service centers such as Wee Waa and Narrabri for education, healthcare, commercial shopping, and transport links. Public infrastructure within the locality is limited to regional road networks that connect local properties to the broader transport corridors of the New England and North West regions.
The locality derives its name from historical pastoral settlement patterns in the region during the 19th and early 20th centuries, referencing a natural water source used by early drovers and settlers. While there are few officially listed heritage sites within the immediate boundaries, the area holds historical significance connected to the expansion of European agriculture and pastoralism in the Namoi River catchment, as well as the enduring heritage of the local Indigenous Gamilaraay people who traditionally inhabited the region.
Recorded offence categories
No offences are recorded in this period, so there is no leading category.
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.