Rockdale crime statistics
1,026 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 8.7% versus 2024 (944 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 66 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 15,475).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
27
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 22
Motor vehicle theft
17
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 14
Steal from motor vehicle
49
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 36
Malicious damage
81
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 77
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Rockdale by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 387 | 317 | 311 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 151 | 180 | 226 |
| Assault | 105 | 125 | 126 |
| Malicious damage to property | 81 | 78 | 77 |
| Drug offences | 67 | 45 | 104 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 62 | 65 | 71 |
| Against justice procedures | 57 | 53 | 77 |
| Disorderly conduct | 28 | 22 | 23 |
| Sexual offences | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 24 | 12 | 22 |
| Other offences | 19 | 12 | 77 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rockdale at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
15,475
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 6/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$460/wk
2021
Household income
$1,906/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Rockdale
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Princes Highway (1,589 sales)
- Keats Avenue (819 sales)
- Bay Street (603 sales)
- Market Street (507 sales)
- Ashton Street (457 sales)
- Rockdale Plaza Drive (454 sales)
- Villiers Street (448 sales)
- Chapel Street (385 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.