Bega crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 609 offences in Bega in 2025-26, including 116 violent offences and 14 break-ins. That is about 12,148 per 100,000 of its 5,013 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Bega Valley council area.
Bega is a suburb in the Bega Valley council area of New South Wales (about 36,921 residents in the council). The council 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.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 609 offences were recorded in Bega in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Bega Valley council area.
| 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% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Bega has the 72nd highest recorded crime rate: about 11,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Bega Valley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Bega safe?
Bega recorded about 11,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 50% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 72nd highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 116 violent offences (2,310 per 100,000 residents) and 14 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Bega?
In 2025-26 police recorded 609 offences in Bega, about 12,100 per 100,000 of its 5,013 residents (2021 Census), including 116 violent offences and 14 break-ins.
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