Safety Bay roller shutters and outdoor blinds

WA Police recorded 27 burglaries in Safety Bay in 2025. The count has fallen over five years, from 49 in 2021, a drop of 44.9%. In 2017 it was 70.

Per head, that is 3.5 burglaries for every 1,000 residents in 2025, below the metropolitan Perth rate of 4.0. As with all suburb figures, the count includes businesses as well as homes.

Below the metro rate is not the same as none. The WA Police home security checklist asks whether windows have key locks or security devices, and whether there are security screens on doors and windows. A roller shutter is a different product: it is a physical barrier on windows and doors, and it makes forced entry slower and noisier.

Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied dwellings in Safety Bay at the 2021 Census, well above the Greater Perth figure of 77.8%. Flats were 6.3%, and the census counted no semi-detached homes or townhouses at all. 40.8% of homes were owned outright.

With so many houses, residential roller shutters are the natural starting point: bedrooms, living rooms and the glass doors to the yard. The smaller number of flat owners will need the strata company's written consent for anything visible from outside that is not in keeping with the building.

For a patio or alfresco, our outdoor blinds range covers Ziptrak, Slidetrack, cafe, crank handle and motorised blinds. Every outdoor blind is measured on site, then made in our Wangara factory.

Start with the rebate, since 23.1% of residents here were 65 or over at the 2021 Census. The WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate lets members claim up to $400 per household towards eligible security items, and security window screens or window shutters are on the list. The rebate guide describes shutters as the more expensive option, but notes benefits beyond security, including saving on energy costs and sunlight control.

As for approval, the City of Rockingham's development applications page says a single house, including patio additions, does not require development approval on residential zoned land. Behind that sit the state conditions for an exempt single house: the R-Codes apply, the work is deemed-to-comply, and the place is not heritage protected.

If your home is on the City's Heritage List, Local Planning Policy 3.3.21 applies. Minor like-for-like work can go ahead without development approval, but awnings and similar additions must not change how the place presents to the street.