Dalkeith roller shutters

WA Police recorded 12 burglaries in Dalkeith in 2025. Spread across the suburb's population, that is 2.7 per 1,000 residents, against a metropolitan Perth rate of 4.0.

With counts this low, the numbers are too small to read a trend from. For the record, there were 16 in 2021 and 25 in 2017, and the yearly average from 2021 to 2025 was 13.4. No motor vehicle thefts were recorded in Dalkeith in either 2024 or 2025.

WA Police define burglary as the unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit an offence. A low rate is a good place to start from, not a guarantee. Roller shutters add a physical barrier on windows and doors and make forced entry slower and noisier.

Of Dalkeith's 1,423 occupied private dwellings, 96.3% were separate houses at the 2021 Census, far above the Greater Perth figure of 77.8%. Semi-detached, terrace or townhouses made up 3.5% and flats 0.2%. Home ownership is 82.2%, and 55.0% of homes are owned outright. The suburb takes its name from Adam Armstrong's Dalkeith Cottage of 1833, itself named after the Scottish estate of the Earl of Dalkeith that he had managed.

That mix points straight at residential roller shutters. Bedrooms, wide sliding doors and ground floor windows facing the street can all take one, and on a house with many windows, motorised shutters grouped on one remote save walking from room to room. We build them from Ozroll components; Ozroll is an Australian family-owned company.

For the garden side, motorised outdoor blinds or crank handle blinds can close in an alfresco or patio.

For most Dalkeith owners, the first question is the state exemption for single houses. Alterations to a single house need no development approval when the R-Codes apply, the work meets the deemed-to-comply provisions, and the house is not heritage protected. With so few strata homes in the suburb, that test covers nearly everyone.

Heritage is the exception. Dalkeith is in the City of Nedlands, and the City's Heritage List includes Dalkeith places. The City states that inclusion on the list has implications for developing a property beyond the usual planning framework. A 2026 survey and review of the list is under way, with Council consideration expected late in 2026, so ask the City about your address before ordering.

With 22.2% of residents aged 65 or over, the WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate is worth a look. It lists security window screens or window shutters as eligible, with a claim of up to $400 per household.