Crime Dashboard - Rochester (Vic.)
Victoria • Suburb • 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 | 9 | 1,283 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 485 | 27 |
| violent | 6 | 2,203 | 56 |
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 | 1,283 | 390 | 228.9% |
| motor vehicle | 485 | 690 | -29.7% |
| violent | 2,203 | 2,064 | 6.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 228.9% to 1,283 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.7% to 485 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.8% to 2,203 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 | Rochester (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,283 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 485 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,203 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Rochester (Vic.) was 78.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 73.7% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rochester (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rochester (Vic.) was 55.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.2% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rochester (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Rochester (Vic.) was 23.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 22.1% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rochester (Vic.).