Crime Dashboard - Rockingham (WA)

Western Australia • 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-ins751,13582
motor vehicle472,15092
violent5753,88182

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-ins1,1351,100 3.1%
motor vehicle2,1502,790-23.0%
violent3,8815,908-34.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 3.1% to 1,135 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 23.0% to 2,150 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 34.3% to 3,881 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
Rockingham (WA)1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,135947739
motor vehicle2,1501,4431,036
violent3,8813,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Rockingham (WA) was 19.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 53.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rockingham (WA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rockingham (WA) was 49.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 107.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rockingham (WA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Rockingham (WA) was 28.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 37.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rockingham (WA).