Deb and Mark Langley in the course of six weeks had number plates stolen, their car door locks filled with glue and witnessed more than 10 teenagers damaging their cars.

"My husband and I sat out the front 2am because we are shift workers and we saw a group of youths and next thing we know they were running over the cars," she said.

"My son's new car had footprints and dents.

"We chased them away and they started to throw rocks back at us."

Mrs Langley said they have lived in Turvey Park for more than 30 years and in recent months the crime rate has gone up.

"We work hard to get what we have and it's really disappointing when you have to fork out money," she said.

"My husband and I spent two hours to get the glue out the locks."

Her husband said the entire situation was frustrating.

"We know the police are short-staffed, but there was a really good opportunity because there was a huge group and they were walking slow with loud music and they could have easily been apprehended and nothing was done," Mr Langley said.

"You had your certain suburbs that were problem areas and it's spreading out further. I think there should be aerial drones, I really think its time we stepped up to that level of technology."

Mr Langley said using drones could be a way to assist the police in monitoring large areas.

Matt Nolte, a former federal law enforcement officer, said introducing drones would be a complex process to ensure that legislation covered all bases including privacy.

"Tech-assisted crime must be combated using the technology of the same advancements," he said. "We have to make sure however that appropriate legislation is put in place."

Mr Nolte also said while it could be advantageous in some areas, such as when police are searching for a particular person but there are limitations.

"I am not sure that it would give an edge in terms of surveillance due to limited flight time," he said. "They can only last in the air for 20 mins or so especially with a camera attached."