Crime Dashboard - Bega Valley
New South Wales • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 85 | 271 | 7 |
| motor vehicle | 82 | 278 | 4 |
| violent | 559 | 1,834 | 24 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 271 | 275 | -1.6% |
| motor vehicle | 278 | 440 | -37.0% |
| violent | 1,834 | 2,166 | -15.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.6% to 271 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.0% to 278 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.3% to 1,834 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Bega Valley1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 271 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 278 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,834 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Bega Valley was 50.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 63.4% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bega Valley.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bega Valley was 61.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 73.2% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bega Valley.
- the rate of violent crime in Bega Valley was 23.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 35.2% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bega Valley.