I have a room for rent in Kogarah it is near the police station, just 2 min walk from the train station, shopping centre, wollies, aldi, banks and 5 min walk to St. George Hospital. In my opinion Kogarah is safer because it is near the police station and i have been living here for more than a year and i have never felt unsafe about the place, however if you want to live in Rockdale, the city council are side is safer don't stay at the centrelink side because it is known to be unsafe as gangsters frequent that area. Most of the people living at the city council side are nepalese and most of the people living at the centrelink are are indians and lebanese. If ever you want to rent my spare room you can contact me Juliakhadgi@gmail.com