Malua Bay crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 63 offences in Malua Bay in 2025-26, including 10 violent offences and 8 break-ins. That is about 3,042 per 100,000 of its 2,071 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Eurobodalla council area.
Malua Bay is a suburb in the Eurobodalla council area of New South Wales (about 41,309 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 215th 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 (60th percentile), sexual offences (63rd percentile), break-ins (35th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 1,239 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); property 2,610 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 373 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); theft 995 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 67th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Eurobodalla council area is 4.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (341 public and 168 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 110 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15% 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 4.1% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 26.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.2% 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: 63 offences were recorded in Malua Bay in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Eurobodalla council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,239 | 512 | -2% |
| Property | 2,610 | 1,078 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 373 | 154 | -10% |
| Theft | 995 | 411 | -20% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Malua Bay has the 36th lowest recorded crime rate: about 3,300 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Eurobodalla council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Malua Bay safe?
Malua Bay recorded about 3,300 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 55% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 36th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 10 violent offences (483 per 100,000 residents) and 8 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 Malua Bay?
In 2025-26 police recorded 63 offences in Malua Bay, about 3,040 per 100,000 of its 2,071 residents (2021 Census), including 10 violent offences and 8 break-ins.
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