The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rockville Centre, NY
Rockville Centre is a village of 28,700 in Nassau County, about 19 miles east of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Rockville Centre, NY safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Rockville Centre has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 77% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 927 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
77% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Rockville Centre as a whole, and 23% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Rockville Centre scores 927.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Rockville Centre, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Rockville Centre, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Rockville Centre
Thefts are uncommon. Rockville Centre has thefts at less than half the US rate: 3.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Rockville Centre
Every part of Rockville Centre where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Rockville Centre run from A+ to A-; 93% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Rockville Centre, the northeast side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in Rockville Centre?
Reported property crime in Rockville Centre has fallen 33% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.4 to 5.0 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 28%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Rockville CentreUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Rockville Centre. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Rockville Centre
Property, US
2016
+27%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-42%
-8%
2021
-43%
-10%
2022
-26%
-6%
2023
-7%
-7%
2024
-33%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Rockville Centre
CrimeGrade™ estimates Rockville Centre has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 70% less than the US as a whole and 72% less than New York.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 35% of crime reported in Rockville Centre. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Rockville Centre compares with nearby cities
Rockville Centre has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Malverne has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Rockville Centre. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Rockville Centre is safer than 98% of them.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in Rockville Centre
Two things set Rockville Centre apart: it has 25 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 0.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Rockville Centre: C- (27 of 100).25 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 92% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.50% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 83% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Rockville Centre
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Rockville Centre about $286 a year per household, 76% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $6.7 million a year, or $233 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$260,000
$9
Rape
$140,000
$5
Robbery
$97,000
$3
Assault
$820,000
$29
Burglary
$100,000
$4
Theft
$580,000
$20
Vehicle theft
$300,000
$10
Arson
$19,000
$1
Vandalism
$640,000
$22
Total
$3.0 million
$103
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Rockville Centre means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Rockville Centre, NY average a SchoolGrade of A-: 66% of students test proficient, against 66% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Rockville Centre on SchoolGrade
