Array Index OutOfBounds Exception While Moving Creature Through 2D Array

I am receiving an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException for the following code, which moves a creature through a 2D array maze. I have altered the clauses of the first if statement for the four direct methods (north, south, east, and west) multiple times (i.e. x + 1 >= 0 && x > 0 && x - 1 > 0 && x < array.length...etc). However, while the code occasionally runs, more often than that it returns this exception. Catching the exception seems like a poor workaround though if worst comes to worst I'll do that.

I included only the relevant functions of the code:

public boolean goNorth(char[][] array) {
boolean success = true;;
x = getX();
//x = this.x;
y = getY();
//y = this.y;
if ((x - 1 >= 0 && x - 1 < array.length)
&& (y >= 0 && y < array[x].length)) {

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