NSW Police are launching a state-wide rural crime blitz

It is a joint campaign between Crime Stoppers and NSW Police.

They are targeting Illegal hunting, stock theft, trespassing and firearm theft.

A police spokesperson said crime in regional areas continues to be a growing area of concern.

"Stock theft, for example, has seen more than 20,000 individual head of stock stolen from NSW farms in 2018, with the loss of sheep and cattle alone costing farmers over $3.2 million," the spokesperson said.

This community awareness campaign will run over six-weeks in Goulburn, Gunnedah, Mudgee, Bourke, Griffith and Henty.

NSW residents are being urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, to report any illegal activity with all information treated in the strictest of confidence.

Some 44 drink and drug-driving offences were detected during the Operation Chrome road safety enforcement campaign conducted across the Southern Region from August 16 to 18

Police targeted poor driving behaviour on rural roads, including speeding, drink and drug-driving, not wearing seatbelts, using a mobile phone behind the wheel and fatigue.

During the Southern Region phase of Operation Chrome, police conducted 8016 random breath tests and charged 34 people with drink driving.

Police conducted 196 random drug tests, with 10 people returning a positive indication for the presence of a prohibited drug. Eight seatbelt offences were also detected.

At 5.40pm on August 16, police stopped a Holden Commodore on Kinghorne Street, Goulburn for a random drug test. A vehicle search allegedly located an amount of cannabis, the drug known as 'Viagra' and a glass smoking pipe.

A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with possess prohibited drug, possess prescribed restricted substance and possession of equipment for administering prohibited drugs.

He will appear at Goulburn Local Court on September 11.

At 11.55pm on August 17, police detected a P-plater travelling south on the Hume Highway at Goulburn at 167km/h in 100km/h zone.

The male driver, aged 22, has been suspended from driving for six months and his car registration has been cancelled for three months. He was also given a traffic infringement notice and fined $2480.

"People are definitely getting the message in relation to the dangers of drink driving, but one positive test is one too many," Assistant Commissioner Joe Cassar said.