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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Ashwood sits in the City of Monash, alongside Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Clayton, Oakleigh and Chadstone. Here is the most recent full year.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, LGA Criminal Incidents, year ending 31 March 2026 (released June 2026). Covers residential aggravated and non-aggravated burglary. Updated quarterly - check the latest figures.
Residential burglary across Greater Melbourne fell 14.7% in the year to March 2026, from 21,991 incidents to 18,761, and 29 of the 31 councils fell with it. Monash was one of them. If you read somewhere that break-ins are surging, that page is quoting an older release.
The more useful pattern is where burglary happens rather than whether it's rising. Monash ranks 17th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 10th on residential burglary. The same flip shows up right across Melbourne's wealthier east and bayside. Burglary follows what's inside the house, not the reputation of the postcode.
Ashwood is a compact post-war suburb on smaller blocks than most of Monash, with a significant amount of former public housing being progressively redeveloped and the Gardiners Creek corridor along its northern edge.
Ongoing renewal means most Ashwood streets have building work somewhere along them, with trades, deliveries and unfamiliar vehicles as a permanent feature. Materials go missing from sites regularly, and frontage coverage is more useful during a neighbouring build than at any other time.
The creek reserve and its shared trail run behind properties on the northern edge, unlit and screened by vegetation with no houses behind. Rear coverage is the priority on those blocks.
Ashwood blocks are tighter than the Waverley suburbs, with less side access to cover. Three cameras genuinely does the job on many properties here, which puts it among the more affordable suburbs in Monash to secure properly.
Typical installed ranges for this part of Melbourne. Your exact figure depends on camera quality, cable runs and whether your roof cavity is accessible.
2 cameras covering the front door and driveway. The most common starting point.
4 cameras: front, rear and both side gates. Suits a typical 700sqm block.
6+ cameras for corner blocks, double-storey homes or larger rebuilds.
Ranges are indicative only and are not a quote. Your installer confirms pricing after discussing your property.
Tell us roughly what you're after and a licensed Ashwood installer will work it out with you on the call - free, no site visit, nothing to sign.
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On a smaller Ashwood block with limited side access, often yes - front entry, driveway and rear. Your installer will confirm on the call, but you shouldn't be sold six cameras for a block that doesn't need them.
Yes - all of Ashwood in 3147, plus Ashburton, Chadstone, Burwood, Glen Iris and Mount Waverley nearby.
No. Self-monitored systems with no ongoing fee are available, and your installer will explain what monitoring actually adds for your situation rather than defaulting to the most expensive option.
No. A quote is just a conversation - no payment, no contract, nothing signed on the call.
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