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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Nunawading sits in the City of Whitehorse, alongside Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham and Burwood East. 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.
Nunawading has larger blocks than most of Whitehorse, a legacy of its market garden and nursery history, and it's subdividing fast. Springvale Road and the Whitehorse Road commercial strip run through it, and there are light industrial pockets scattered among the housing.
Nunawading's light industrial and showroom areas are empty outside business hours, with large car parks and rear access lanes backing onto residential streets. If your property adjoins one, that boundary is unobserved every evening and weekend, and it takes priority over the street frontage.
The original Nunawading block is deep, usually with a driveway running the full length to a rear garage. That corridor is unlit and invisible from the street. It's the single most commonly missed area in the suburb.
Large blocks are becoming three and four dwelling developments, which means shared driveways, rear units with no street frontage and owners corporation rules where there were none. Rear units in particular have no passive surveillance at all.
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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It's an unobserved boundary outside business hours, with vehicle access and no residents nearby. Covering that fence line usually comes before covering the front of the house.
Yes - all of 3131, plus Mitcham, Blackburn, Forest Hill, Vermont and Box Hill 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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