Crimes that are small in size but big in cost are placing a bigger burden on small business owners in the Narromine area.

Autorepairs owner, Sharon Doherty said her business had been broken into six times during the last month.

She said it was likely the crime spree had been caused by drugs.

"They're taking stuff they can flog easily, stuff easily moved. They're after money whether it's for drugs or for the money," she said.

"It was once or twice a week for a while and it's costing us a lot of money."

Narromine Shire mayor, Bill McAnally believes drugs, particularly ice or crystal meth, are causing problems around the region.

"It's a problem in all our towns, we spoke at OROC and noticed a prevalence (in ice) at the moment," he said.

"It's an easy drug to get a hold of apparently, it's easy to conceal and easy to get addicted.

"We're very much aware of it," he said.

The Orana Regional Organisations of Councils (OROC) spoke to area commander Dave Simmons about the drug at its last meeting.

"We, the people on the ground, have noticed a rise," Cr McAnally said.

"It's break-ins and opportunistic crime, looking for easy-to-sell items for the next hit."

Narromine acting duty officer, Chris Drummond said drugs could cause these kinds of crime.

"Drug use does contribute to a lot of crime," he said.

Heather Auld of Country Fair Flowers and Beauty was targeted in a spate of attacks late last year.

The flower and beauty shop she owns with her daughter Raelene Splitt was broken into three times in December.

"They don't care, they take anything that's not tied down," Mrs Auld said.

"It's so frustrating."

Cr McAnally said there were steps locals could take to stop the petty crime.

"Don't leave cash on the premises, or something they can sell. People with businesses, cars and houses be very vigilant," he said.

"Don't leave purses, phones or laptops in the car, you have to take them with you."

The mayor says the police are doing as much as they can.

"They police don't have an easy job. If you see behaviour out of the ordinary, report it. The more we report the more police we get, the more hours we get," he said.

"As a community we think we're not touched by it (drug-related crime), but everyone is."

Mrs Splitt is worried about Narromine.

"It's a beautiful little town, but if this keeps happening, it's going to be a ghost town. People say it (the crime) is escalating," she said.