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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Chadstone sits in the City of Monash, alongside Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Clayton and Oakleigh. 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.
Living near the largest shopping centre in the country has one specific consequence: the streets around Chadstone carry a constant flow of unfamiliar cars and people on foot, and overflow parking regularly spills into residential streets. That changes what "unusual activity" even looks like on your street.
In most suburbs an unfamiliar car parked outside for an hour is worth a second look. Around Chadstone it's Tuesday. That's precisely why footage matters more here - you can't rely on recognising who belongs, so a camera covering the driveway and street frontage is doing work that a neighbour's memory does elsewhere.
Overflow parking means driveways get used as turning circles and occasionally blocked outright. A camera covering the crossover gives you a plate and a timestamp, which is what council or police will ask for. It's a mundane benefit, but it's the one Chadstone residents actually use most.
The housing itself is straightforward - mostly 1950s and 60s brick veneer with accessible roof cavities and generous eaves. Cabling is simple compared with the period suburbs further west, so a four-camera system here sits at the lower end of the Melbourne range.
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 Chadstone installer will work it out with you on the call - free, no site visit, nothing to sign.
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Recording a public street incidentally, as part of covering your own property, is generally acceptable. Aim the camera at your frontage and driveway rather than surveilling the road, and remember audio is regulated more tightly than video in Victoria.
Yes - all of 3148, plus Malvern East, Hughesdale, Oakleigh and Ashwood 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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