Break and enter in non-dwellings are five times more likely to occur in Narromine than other shires in the state.
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These statistics were released in the latest Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) report.
The incidents in the report are for the 12 months leading up to December 2015.
Narromine has the third highest rate at 5.3 behind Cobar shire (which sits at 6.1) and the Moree plains (which sits at 5.9).
Although Narromine has five times the rate of regular theft from non-dwellings, the incidents have almost been halved compared to the previous 12 months.
Throughout 2014, 100 incidents of break and enter into non-dwellings were counted, whereas this year only 57 incidents of break and enter into non-dwellings were recorded.
Narromine also more than doubled the state rate in domestic violence related assault, non-domestic violence related assault, sexual assault, robbery with a weapon not a firearm, break and enter to a dwelling, motor vehicle theft, steal from a motor vehicle and malicious damage.
The Orana and Far West Region also holds the highest rate for break and enter to a non dwelling at three and half times, and almost three times the rate of the state average for break and enter to a dwelling.
The region is recording five times the rate for murder, three times the rate for domestic violence related assault and almost three times the rate for malicious damage to property.
Sexual assault is more than twice the rate of the state average, steal from a motor vehicle is more than twice the rate of the state average and theft from a dwelling is twice the rate of the state average.
The BOCSAR report also identified increases in prohibited drug possession including a 30.6 per cent increase in amphetamine possession and a 35.9 percent increase in cocaine possession.
Member for Dubbo, deputy premier and minister for policing and justice Troy Grant believes statistics related to drugs remain a concern.
"The BOCSAR report highlights the potential for drugs to cause further destruction across NSW as it doesn't discriminate by postcode, it increases in possession are reported in regional and metropolitan communities," he said.
"The NSW Government remains committed to supporting the NSW Police Force to protect the community and these statistics showcase their efforts are being rewarded with record low crime throughout the state."
