Bellingen crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Bellingen is a council area in New South Wales with about 13,348 residents. It has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 196th 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 assault (47th percentile), sexual offences (67th percentile), homicide (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.
In 2025-26: violent 1,281 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier); property 2,472 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 337 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); theft 809 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 65th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bellingen council area is 5.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (78 public and 31 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 50 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.7% 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 5.3% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 37 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13.9% 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 | 1,281 | 171 | +10% |
| Property | 2,472 | 330 | +20% |
| Break-ins | 337 | 45 | +27% |
| Theft | 809 | 108 | +44% |
Questions
Is Bellingen safe?
Bellingen recorded 1,280 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 11% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 47 out of 100 (moderate), 196th 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 Bellingen?
45 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 337 per 100,000 residents, about 12% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Bellingen council area
Bellingen · Bielsdown Hills · Bostobrick · Brierfield · Brinerville · Cascade · Darkwood · Deer Vale · Dorrigo · Dorrigo Mountain · Fernbrook · Fernmount · Gleniffer · Kalang · Kennaicle Creek · Megan · Mylestom · Never Never · North Dorrigo · Raleigh · Repton · Spicketts Creek · Tallowwood Ridge · Thora · Urunga · Valery
Postcodes in the Bellingen council area
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