Council area · Apr 2025-Mar 2026

Bega Valley, NSW

On recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences, Bega Valley sits lower than most the council areas in NSW that Pryer covers — 105 council areas recorded a higher rate, 23 recorded a lower one.

How Bega Valley compares

On the combined rate across break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences — against the 129 council areas in NSW we cover — the only fair comparison, since rates differ by state, source and period.

#24 of 129
council areas in NSW23 lower, 105 higher
-39%
below the NSW median
Highest reported: Bourke57,359 / 100k
Median council area7,582 / 100k
Bega Valley4,604 / 100k
Lowest reported: Ku-ring-gai1,780 / 100k

Over time — combined recorded rate

Break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences combined, per 100,000 residents in Bega Valley. Down 18% from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 (5 periods).

5,6394,6042021-20222022-20232023-20242024-20252025-2026

How to read this: these are recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences only — a subset of recorded crime, not a total. Recorded rates aren't a measure of danger, and an absence of reports doesn't mean an area is "safe". Comparisons are only with other areas in NSW at the same level. Figures are official (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, LGA recorded crime workbook series, Apr 2025-Mar 2026).

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Suburbs in Bega Valley

Angledale · Bald Hills (NSW) · Barragga Bay · Bega · Bemboka · Bermagui · Berrambool · Black Range (NSW) · Bournda · Boydtown · Broadwater (Bega Valley - NSW) · Brogo · Buckajo · Burragate · Candelo · Cathcart (NSW) · Chinnock · Cobargo · Coolagolite · Coolangubra · Coopers Gully · Cuttagee · Devils Hole · Doctor George Mountain · Eden · Edrom · Frogs Hollow · Green Cape · Greendale (Bega Valley - NSW) · Greigs Flat · Jellat Jellat · Kalaru · Kameruka · Kanoona · Kiah · Kingswood (Bega Valley - NSW) · Lochiel (NSW) · Merimbula · Millingandi · Mirador · Mogareeka · Mogilla · Morans Crossing · Mount Darragh · Mumbulla Mountain · Murrah · Myrtle Mountain · Nadgee · Narrabarba · Nelson (Bega Valley - NSW) · Nethercote · New Buildings · Nullica · Numbugga · Nungatta · Nungatta South · Pambula · Pambula Beach · Pericoe · Quaama · Reedy Swamp · Rocky Hall · South Pambula · South Wolumla · Steeple Flat · Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) · Tanja · Tantawangalo · Tarraganda · Tathra · Timbillica · Toothdale · Towamba · Tura Beach · Verona · Wadbilliga · Wallaga Lake · Wallagoot · Wandella (NSW) · Wapengo

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