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Hi rosiew - we have lived in Melbourne since 2009 but this is the first place we will be buying and are not familiar with Reservoir. We currently rent in Hawthorn so I think we might be in for a reality check but our main concern is personal safety and that either myself or my mrs can walk about alone without feeling at risk.

Thanks wolvesaussie. We are looking at a 3-bed house in the Locher Avenue / Daleglen St / Lucille Avenue area. Do you know if there is any public housing or rough parts in this area of Reservoir (Between say Don St. and Tunaley Parade, East of Cheddar Rd) ?

Thanks wolvesaussie. "Not sure what u mean when u say north east west etc" In my mind, I split the suburb East/West at High St. There is pretty much a 100k difference in price. I would say North of the suburb is above Broadway. We are looking slightly north of Dole Reserve. "My friend used to live near the swiming pool and there were a lot of council\aboriginal tenants un that area if that bothers u" We are looking at north of Dole reserve, we would be about 3k north of the leisure centre so a good bit away from there but I'm not sure how far the council housing extends north. We don't mind living in a multi-cultural area, but we want to be able to walk around at night without feeling at risk. Crime and gangs seems to be a running theme but I'm not sure to what extent we should be worried. Related links http://www.lifeinvictoria.com/forum/suburbs-real-estate/35-reservoir-melbourne.html - Locals complaining about rental properties close to where we are looking https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080206183506AAIUKb3 - Broadly positive opinions https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100302234126AA1ZKYA - Mainly negative opinions

Thanks. Much appreciated. Houses in the East are far cheaper than the more affluent areas of Reservoir in the West (in the order of 100k) but I would have thought the rough parts are only in certain pockets of the East? We don't mind living in an area that is industrial without much in the way of primary schools (no kids) or amenities but we read a lot online saying some areas of Reservoir are dangerous to walk around at night and we want to make sure the area we are buying in is ok.

Thinking of buying in Reservoir near Dole Reserve in North East Reservoir. The house we are looking at ticks all the boxes but we are not sure what the area is like in terms of crime and personal safety. We'd be looking to walk to/from from Keon Park Station for work. Does anyone live in the area? Is it safe to walk around after dark? Any advice appreciated.