Rockhampton crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Rockhampton is a council area in Queensland with about 85,794 residents. It has a Crime Score 85 out of 100 (very high), 11th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (87th percentile), break-ins (89th percentile), homicide (80th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 80.
In 2025-26: violent 2,895 per 100,000 (+103% vs five years earlier); property 8,447 per 100,000 (+49% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,424 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); theft 4,193 per 100,000 (+55% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 27th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Rockhampton council area is 5.7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.5% of occupied homes (1,046 public and 313 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 449 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 4.1% of homes; about 52.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,895 | 2,484 | +103% |
| Property | 8,447 | 7,247 | +49% |
| Break-ins | 1,424 | 1,222 | +57% |
| Theft | 4,193 | 3,597 | +55% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 752 offences in 305 street blocks of Rockhampton from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (166), theft (164) and public order (78). Each offence is placed in a street block of roughly 30 to 60 homes, not at an address; sexual and traffic offences are not included.
See every street block on the map (source: Queensland Police Service, CC BY).
Questions
Is Rockhampton safe?
Rockhampton recorded 2,900 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.1 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 2.3 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 85.4 out of 100 (very high), 11th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Rockhampton?
1,222 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,420 per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Rockhampton
- Armed robbery charges, Rockhampton · Rockhampton City, 23 Oct 2026 · 10 km away
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Suburbs in the Rockhampton council area
Allenstown · Bajool · Baree · Berserker · Depot Hill · Fairy Bower · Fletcher Creek · Frenchville · Horse Creek · Ironpot · Kawana · Moongan · Mount Archer · Mount Morgan · Nankin · Nine Mile Creek · Norman Gardens · Oakey Creek · Park Avenue · Port Alma · Port Curtis · Rockhampton City · Rockyview · Sandringham · The Keppels · The Range · Trotter Creek · Walmul · Walterhall · Wandal · West Rockhampton
Postcodes in the Rockhampton council area
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