Crime Rates for Bunyan, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Bunyan (2630) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 5 reported incidents, equal to 2,604 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Bunyan, NSW in 2021 was 192. In the last 10 years, Bunyan, NSW's crime rate has remained relatively stable. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 96 residents.Additionally, the rate of Community Safety incidents (Stalking and Harassment) is 1 incident per 192 residents. When reviewing these figures, it’s also valuable to compare them with broader crime trends across the Greater Sydney region.Most Common Crimes in Bunyan for 2025: Theft (3), Arson (2).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drug offences | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malicious damage to property | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025, Bunyan, NSW recorded 5 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has decreased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Theft' with 18 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arson | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Trespass | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Fraud | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Steal from dwelling | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Stock theft | 2 | 0 | 200.00% (0) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall crime trends:
- Crime occurrences are generally low and sporadic across the 2015-2025 period.
- No crimes recorded for abduction/kidnapping and homicide in any year.
- Some years (notably 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) show minor upticks in specific crime types.
2. Most common and serious crime types with numbers:
- Arson: Total of 10 incidents over 11 years; peaks at 3 in 2017, with recent small counts (2023-2025).
- Prohibited and regulated weapons offences: 14 incidents total, highest in 2022 (8 incidents).
- Breach bail conditions: Concentrated in 2022 with 3 incidents.
- Malicious damage to property: 6 incidents, mostly between 2017 and 2023.
- Other offences: 11 incidents spread unevenly, with a peak of 4 in 2021.
- Stock theft: 3 incidents (2015, 2022, 2025).
- Sexual assault: 2 incidents (2018 and 2022).
- Non-domestic violence related assault: 3 incidents (2018, 2023).
3. Significant year-to-year spikes or drops:
- Prohibited and regulated weapons offences spike dramatically from 1 (2019) to 8 (2022), then drop to 1 (2024) and 0 (2025).
- Arson peaks at 3 in 2017, drops to zero in 2019-2022, then slight rise again 2023-2025.
- Other offences peak in 2021 with 4 incidents, dropping to 0 by 2024-2025.
- Breach bail conditions appear only in 2022 (3 cases).
- Trespass incidents peaked in 2019 and 2018 (1 each), then a small rise in 2024 (2 cases).
- Fraud fluctuates mildly, mostly 0-1 cases per year.
- Non-domestic violence related assault shows a small increase in 2018 and 2023.
4. Safety-relevant observations:
- Violent crimes such as assault and sexual offences remain very low, indicating limited violent crime presence.
- Property-related crimes (arson, malicious damage to property, stock theft) are more prevalent than violent crimes.
- Weapons offences spike notably in 2022, which could indicate a short-term safety risk.
- Breaches of bail and apprehended violence orders are very rare but clustered in 2022.
- No recorded homicides or abductions suggest relative safety from the most serious violent crimes.
- Drug offences are almost nonexistent, indicating low drug-related crime impact.
- Disorderly conduct and
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Bunyan (2021)
Bunyan is a quiet suburb with around 192 people. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 39.7% being couple families with children and the average household size is 2.7 people. The median household weekly income is $2050, though the unemployment rate stands at 0.9%. The area has a strong local identity, with over 86.5% of residents born in Australia.
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Common FAQ about Bunyan, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Bunyan, NSW?
Motor vehicle theft does not occur in the Bunyan, NSW.
Is Bunyan, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, Bunyan, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 2,604 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Jun 2025 is lower than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.
What is the most common crime in Bunyan, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Bunyan, NSW was Theft with 3 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Bunyan, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 38% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in Bunyan, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 0 incident against persons in Bunyan, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Bunyan, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 5 property crime incident in Bunyan, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Bunyan, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Bunyan, NSW recorded 0 drug incident, including cocaine, narcotics, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and other drugs.
*Unincorporated/Out Of Council - Areas that are not governed by a local government authority
Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australian Bureau of Statistics
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