Roller shutters for Mount Pleasant

Burglaries in Mount Pleasant have dropped hard. The 2021 count was 79; by 2025 it was 25, a fall of 68%. Each year in between came in lower than the one before: 55, then 50, then 29.

The 2025 figure equals 3.4 burglaries for every 1,000 residents, under the rate of 4.0 for metropolitan Perth as a whole. WA Police report one burglary figure per suburb, so homes and businesses are counted together. Motor vehicle thefts fell as well, from 26 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

A low rate is still not zero, and a shutter is about your own house rather than the suburb average. Lowered over a window or sliding door, a roller shutter is a physical barrier, and it makes forced entry slower and noisier.

When the land was subdivided in the early 1950s it was called Mount Pleasant Estate, and the suburb took its name from that subdivision. At the 2021 Census, separate houses were 68.6% of occupied dwellings, with 19.2% semi-detached, terrace or townhouse and 11.9% flats or apartments.

Put those last two together and about three homes in ten are attached or in a block. Where they are strata titled, the strata company's written consent comes first for anything visible from outside the lot that is not in keeping with the building. Houses have a freer hand: start with residential roller shutters on the rooms you most want to close off, then add the large sliding doors.

For an alfresco or balcony, motorised outdoor blinds can be fitted with sun and wind sensors that adjust to changing weather. Ziptrak, Slidetrack and cafe blinds are also in the range, all made up in Wangara.

Mount Pleasant is in the City of Melville. Its Local Planning Policy 1.17, Additional Development Exemptions, says residential development needs no planning approval where the R-Codes deemed-to-comply provisions are met, unless heritage considerations affect the site. Table 1 of the same policy exempts external fixtures that are not on the front elevation of a building. The policy does not say whether shutters or blinds count as external fixtures, so treat that line as a question for the City rather than an answer.

State rules set the baseline: works to a single house are exempt only where the R-Codes apply, the works are deemed-to-comply, and the place is not heritage protected. Properties on the City's local heritage list need planning approval for all development.

The WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate covers security window screens or window shutters, up to $400 per household. With 21.3% of residents aged 65 or over, it is worth checking if you hold a Seniors Card.