Crime Dashboard - Preston (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 | 201 | 1,017 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 789 | 2,106 | 91 |
| violent | 350 | 4,118 | 83 |
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 | 1,017 | 887 | 14.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,106 | 2,251 | -6.4% |
| violent | 4,118 | 3,822 | 7.7% |
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 14.7% to 1,017 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.4% to 2,106 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.7% to 4,118 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 | Preston (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,017 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,106 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,118 | 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 Preston (Vic.) was 41.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.7% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Preston (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Preston (Vic.) was 91.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 103.2% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Preston (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Preston (Vic.) was 43.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 45.5% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Preston (Vic.).