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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Youth crime in regional NSW down 12% with even sharper drops in crime hotspots

Close up of a police vehicle
New data tracking the number of youth police charged between June 2023 to June 2025, shows car theft in the regions has dropped by almost 25%. Photograph: Julia Gomina/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Youth crime has dropped in regional New South Wales by more than 12% over the past two years, according to new data, with even sharper drops in crime hotspots including the area that includes Moree.

The data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Bocsar), which tracks the number of youth charged and issued a court attendance notice between June 2023 to June 2025, shows car theft in the regions has dropped by almost 25%, and break and enters and robbery offences have remained stable.

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