Break-ins to non-dwellings were up by 138.7 per cent in the two years to June 2015, according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).

There were 253 break-ins to non-dwellings reported in the Dubbo local government area (LGA) in the year to June 2015, and 106 the previous year.

Reports of fraud were up by 67.5 per cent in the Dubbo LGA in the two years to June 2015.

There were 330 in the year to June 2015 and 197 the previous year.

While the rate of fraud in Dubbo had no doubt risen, Orana Local Area Command crime manager Inspector Brett Smith said, it had followed a statewide upward trend in the past few years.

"And when you have a greater rollout of internet services to a population that is perhaps older or not so internet savvy, there is a tendency for them to fall victim to scams operated via eBay or Gumtree, or the email scams from Nigeria, for instance," he said.

Paywave technology allowing credit cards to be swiped without entering a personal identification number (PIN) for purchases under $100 had also been abused by those who had stolen cards who might, for instance, go from one shop to another in the CBD making a series of smaller purchases before they were caught, Inspector Smith said.

But while technology had allowed scammers and other fraudsters to operate, it also helped catch them, Inspector Smith said.

"Having good quality CCTV at your business is brilliant, we can use it to identify people who are involved in break-ins or who use stolen credit cards," he said.

"It's often the case that we at the police station recognise the crooks straight away, and if we don't we can circulate them by Facebook and other means and the community helps us identify them."

Inspector Smith said police continually worked with the business community to try to prevent crime.

"Through our crime prevention officer and environmental scanning, we look at factors that could contribute to a business being targeted and work on that," he said.

"That might include identifying a lack of lighting or big trees that are a haven for intruders to hide behind while they break into a business."

Dubbo Chamber of Commerce president Matt Wright urged local businesses to be on the front foot when it came to security.

While he was surprised by the increases in break-ins to non-dwellings and fraud offence rates in Dubbo , Mr Wright said if the figures got people talking and shocked them out of their complacency that might be a good thing.

"It's not a business's fault when they're targeted, but certainly if they are complacent about security they won't be after they are hit by crime, the inconvenience and the loss of trade is a start," he said.

The BOCSAR figures also showed the rate of non-domestic assault in Dubbo had dropped by 19.9 per cent in the two years to June 2015.

In some crime categories Dubbo's rate was three times the NSW average, including break and enters to non-dwellings, thefts from motor vehicles and break-ins to dwellings.

In others such as domestic violence-related assault, indecent assault, motor vehicle theft, malicious damage to property and thefts from retail stores it was twice the state average.