It’s so hard, yeah. Been having that problem myself.
I check out the historical news, see if people on various sites mention any particular streets or trouble spots, and kind of keep a weather eye out for red flags when I see the place. Unfortunately it’s still easy to miss things that become a problem and then you’re stuck until you can get another place.
I do have the bonus information that comes from working in emergency services, I get to see a lot of things that are going on that most people don’t, so that at least reduces the risk I’ll get stuck with the dodgy neighbour.
Melton’s biggest downside is that it up with Rockbank to become a bunch of new suburbs no one ever heard of. The huge advantage of that is the suburbs creeping down towards the south stopped the weir being a great place to torch stolen cars, which a decade ago was Meltons main claim to fame (as far as emergency services go).
Realistically speaking there are no suburbs or towns I’d say are overall really bad. Where there is a problem spot it’s generally at most a street or two, or isolated dodgy neighbours. I read a study a while ago that looked at the crime distribution of a bunch of areas and identified that there were crime ‘hotspots’ but they generally were no bigger than a block or two, and outside of those areas there was not much impact felt from it.
Interesting. I’ve swam in the weir. They used to have boat races or water skiing or some shit down there. It’s down the hill, left to Werribee or right to Bacchus Marsh via Eynesbury/ Exford. Basically the back roads. Always seen burnt out cars. Green Gully road in Keilor use to be the same or they’d push them into the dam there.
Rockbank/Cobblebank used to be farmland until a collective of owners sold their properties for a Victorian record to developers.
If you speak to anyone associated with Melton they will tell you to avoid The Birdcage (a bunch of streets with bird names) or Melton South which is where I’m at. Honestly I feel safe here but I will not let YL walk home from the station but I wouldn’t let anyone walk alone anywhere. Safety in numbers.
Amusingly I’m currently living in an estate of bird names. In Ballarat area you mostly want to avoid the flower name streets in Wendouree. But Wendouree also has the most expensive property in the area around the lake.
Sebastopol where I am considering moving to is probably second on most people’s list of dodgy places, but there is just one section of ministry housing and along the main road that seem to actually have some problems, the rest is just a bit poor. Which suits me perfectly, as it has let to a bunch of larger parcels of land that still have small unimproved homes on them which is exactly what I am looking for. I want a big garden, I don’t want four bedrooms, two bathrooms, three living areas and 17 sheds covering every spec of land, which is what happened to most of the bigger blocks where people had the money to do it.
That’s what I’m thinking. But it will take a while to actually tee up finance etc. and then actually find the right spot, so I’ll probably be poking at my decision like it’s a loose tooth right up until everything is finalised. And then It’s going to be a whirlwind of moving and planning what to do with the property and I won’t have time to think about where it is actually located again!
It’s so hard, yeah. Been having that problem myself.
I check out the historical news, see if people on various sites mention any particular streets or trouble spots, and kind of keep a weather eye out for red flags when I see the place. Unfortunately it’s still easy to miss things that become a problem and then you’re stuck until you can get another place.
I do have the bonus information that comes from working in emergency services, I get to see a lot of things that are going on that most people don’t, so that at least reduces the risk I’ll get stuck with the dodgy neighbour.
Is Melton really bad? What parts? The bird cage? Help? You will not offend me? I’m stuck here anyway? Help? Please!!!.
Melton’s biggest downside is that it up with Rockbank to become a bunch of new suburbs no one ever heard of. The huge advantage of that is the suburbs creeping down towards the south stopped the weir being a great place to torch stolen cars, which a decade ago was Meltons main claim to fame (as far as emergency services go).
Realistically speaking there are no suburbs or towns I’d say are overall really bad. Where there is a problem spot it’s generally at most a street or two, or isolated dodgy neighbours. I read a study a while ago that looked at the crime distribution of a bunch of areas and identified that there were crime ‘hotspots’ but they generally were no bigger than a block or two, and outside of those areas there was not much impact felt from it.
Interesting. I’ve swam in the weir. They used to have boat races or water skiing or some shit down there. It’s down the hill, left to Werribee or right to Bacchus Marsh via Eynesbury/ Exford. Basically the back roads. Always seen burnt out cars. Green Gully road in Keilor use to be the same or they’d push them into the dam there.
Rockbank/Cobblebank used to be farmland until a collective of owners sold their properties for a Victorian record to developers.
If you speak to anyone associated with Melton they will tell you to avoid The Birdcage (a bunch of streets with bird names) or Melton South which is where I’m at. Honestly I feel safe here but I will not let YL walk home from the station but I wouldn’t let anyone walk alone anywhere. Safety in numbers.
Amusingly I’m currently living in an estate of bird names. In Ballarat area you mostly want to avoid the flower name streets in Wendouree. But Wendouree also has the most expensive property in the area around the lake.
Sebastopol where I am considering moving to is probably second on most people’s list of dodgy places, but there is just one section of ministry housing and along the main road that seem to actually have some problems, the rest is just a bit poor. Which suits me perfectly, as it has let to a bunch of larger parcels of land that still have small unimproved homes on them which is exactly what I am looking for. I want a big garden, I don’t want four bedrooms, two bathrooms, three living areas and 17 sheds covering every spec of land, which is what happened to most of the bigger blocks where people had the money to do it.
See Sebastopol is “apparently” the dodgy part but I say go for it because it’s bs. Victoria pretty safe.
That’s what I’m thinking. But it will take a while to actually tee up finance etc. and then actually find the right spot, so I’ll probably be poking at my decision like it’s a loose tooth right up until everything is finalised. And then It’s going to be a whirlwind of moving and planning what to do with the property and I won’t have time to think about where it is actually located again!
Oh you are so lucky on that one