Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2549

Postcode 2549 covers Bald Hills, Broadwater, Greigs Flat, Lochiel, Millingandi, Nethercote, Pambula, Pambula Beach and South Pambula in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Bega Valley.

Suburbs in 2549

Recorded crime in the council area

29/100

Bega Valley

Low297 of 362 nationally · 106 of 129 in NSW · 36,921 residents

Violent 905 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Property 1,850 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 179 per 100k

▼ -50% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bald Hills, Broadwater, Greigs Flat, Lochiel, Millingandi, Nethercote, Pambula, Pambula Beach, South Pambula in postcode 2549.

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The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 2549

What is the crime rate in postcode 2549?

Recorded crime is published for the Bega Valley council area, which covers postcode 2549. In 2025-26 it recorded 905 violent offences, 1,850 property offences and 179 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2549 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Bega Valley council area's violent crime rate is 29% below the national rate and 21% below the New South Wales rate (905 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 29 ranks 297 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2549?

Bald Hills, Broadwater, Greigs Flat, Lochiel, Millingandi, Nethercote, Pambula, Pambula Beach and South Pambula.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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