Crime Dashboard - Prestons
New South Wales • 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 | 26 | 178 | 8 |
| motor vehicle | 116 | 1,024 | 63 |
| violent | 179 | 1,341 | 29 |
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 | 178 | 191 | -7.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,024 | 1,089 | -6.0% |
| violent | 1,341 | 1,514 | -11.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 7.1% to 178 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.0% to 1,024 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.4% to 1,341 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 | Prestons1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 178 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,024 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,341 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Prestons was 67.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.0% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Prestons.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Prestons was 42.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 1.2% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Prestons.
- the rate of violent crime in Prestons was 43.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 52.6% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Prestons.