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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Mulgrave 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.
Mulgrave is 1970s and 80s estate housing on generous blocks, wrapped around the Monash Freeway and the Waverley Park redevelopment. Courts and crescents rather than a grid, with reserves threaded between the streets.
Properties near the Monash Freeway live with a constant background of traffic noise that covers the sounds you'd otherwise notice - a gate, a car door, footsteps on gravel. That's a genuine argument for cameras in a suburb that otherwise feels very quiet.
Mulgrave's street layout means nobody drives down a court they don't live in. Good for deterrence, poor for witnesses, and it's why coverage of the driveway and street approach earns its place even on a street where everyone knows each other.
The estate design put linear reserves and connecting paths between blocks rather than only around them, so a number of properties have a public path along a side or rear boundary. Worth checking whether yours is one before settling on a 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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Four covers most: front entry, driveway, and both side or rear approaches. Blocks adjoining a reserve path usually want a fifth on that boundary.
Yes - all of 3170 including Waverley Park, plus Wheelers Hill, Glen Waverley, Springvale and Noble Park North 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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