A recent report shows there was a 24.3 per cent increase in the category covering break-ins, car thefts, and thefts from vehicles, in the two years to March.

The region experienced such offending at a rate nearly two-and-a-half times higher than the state average.

Break-ins rose by nearly 40 per cent, car thefts by 77.4 per cent, and thefts from cars rose by 51.1 per cent.

Violent crime is also on the rise with a 6.1 per cent increase recorded.

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Officers launched an operation targeting property crime earlier this year, leading to a string of arrests.

Acting Superintendent Owen Hill said officers had focused on known criminals.

"When those stats were released in March, as a police district we took it upon ourselves to target certain high risk offenders that we knew," he said.

"Police were able to identify and arrest those offenders and we saw a reduction in those types of offences in our area.

"Those results show the good work the police have been doing in the Murray River district."

A NSW Police spokeswoman said there had been a 79 per cent reduction in thefts from cars, a 66 per cent drop in car thefts, and declines in break-and-enters since March as police identified offenders.

"Once these people were arrested, we noticed a significant decline in the amount of incidents, and the trend now continues downward," the spokeswoman said.

"Local police also used several media strategies to provide educational messages to members of the public about the issue and ways to avoid becoming an easy target."