Bega Valley crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Bega Valley is a council area in New South Wales with about 36,921 residents. It has a Crime Score 29 out of 100 (low), 297th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by sexual offences (52nd percentile), homicide (43rd percentile), assault (27th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.
In 2025-26: violent 905 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 1,850 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 179 per 100,000 (-50% vs five years earlier); theft 699 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 95th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bega Valley council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (275 public and 95 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 154 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 42.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 42 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 905 | 334 | +4% |
| Property | 1,850 | 683 | -11% |
| Break-ins | 179 | 66 | -50% |
| Theft | 699 | 258 | +4% |
Questions
Is Bega Valley safe?
Bega Valley recorded 905 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 21% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 29% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 28.7 out of 100 (low), 297th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Bega Valley?
66 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 179 per 100,000 residents, about 41% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Bega Valley council area
Angledale · Bald Hills · Barragga Bay · Bega · Bega Valley · Bemboka · Bermagui · Berrambool · Black Range · Bournda · Boydtown · Broadwater · Brogo · Buckajo · Burragate · Candelo · Chinnock · Cobargo · Coolagolite · Coolangubra · Coopers Gully · Cuttagee · Devils Hole · Doctor George Mountain · Eden · Edrom · Frogs Hollow · Green Cape · Greigs Flat · Jellat Jellat · Kalaru · Kameruka · Kanoona · Kiah · Lochiel · Merimbula · Millingandi · Mirador · Mogareeka · Mogilla · Morans Crossing · Mount Darragh · Mumbulla Mountain · Murrah · Myrtle Mountain · Nadgee · Narrabarba · Nethercote · New Buildings · Nullica · Numbugga · Nungatta · Nungatta South · Pambula · Pambula Beach · Pericoe · Quaama · Reedy Swamp · Rocky Hall · South Pambula · South Wolumla · Stony Creek · Tanja · Tantawangalo · Tarraganda · Tathra · Timbillica · Toothdale · Towamba · Tura Beach · Verona · Wadbilliga · Wallaga Lake · Wallagoot · Wandella · Wapengo · Wog Wog · Wolumla · Wonboyn · Wonboyn North · Wyndham · Yambulla · Yankees Creek · Yellow Pinch · Yowrie
Postcodes in the Bega Valley council area
2546 · 2548 · 2549 · 2550 · 2551 · 2632
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