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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Burwood East sits in the City of Whitehorse, alongside Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham and Nunawading. 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. Whitehorse 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. Whitehorse ranks 22nd of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 12th 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.
Burwood East is shaped by Deakin University at one end and the Burwood Highway running through the middle. A large share of its 1960s and 70s houses are now student rentals, and the rest are family homes on standard blocks.
Multiple tenants, frequent turnover and a lot of people with keys means the front entry sees far more traffic than a family home. Alerts need tight zones to be useful, and if you're the owner rather than the occupant the app access and install both get set up differently.
Properties near Burwood Highway deal with constant traffic, passing pedestrians and vehicles pulling in and out. That's exactly the situation where wide motion detection becomes unusable and where covering your own driveway matters more than covering the street.
The building stock itself is easy: brick veneer, accessible roof cavities, generous eaves. Once the mounting positions are settled, the cabling is simple and quotes sit at the lower end for the camera count.
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.
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Cameras covering external areas of a property you own are generally fine, but tenants have privacy rights and cameras must not monitor private living spaces. Talk to your property manager, and flag it as an investment property on the form.
Yes - all of 3151, plus Burwood, Forest Hill, Vermont South, Blackburn South and Glen 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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