Crime Dashboard - Rockingham

Western Australia • 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-ins47568154
motor vehicle2351,10160
violent3,5292,42648

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-ins681878-22.5%
motor vehicle1,1011,563-29.6%
violent2,4263,294-26.4%

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 22.5% to 681 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.6% to 1,101 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.4% to 2,426 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
Rockingham1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins681947739
motor vehicle1,1011,4431,036
violent2,4263,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Rockingham was 28.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 7.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 54% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rockingham.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rockingham was 23.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 6.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 60% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rockingham.
  • the rate of violent crime in Rockingham was 19.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 14.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rockingham.