JamesDegan

Gee I am really sorry you have a bad experience in our usually safe suburb, like nearly all established suburbs in Perth we have a Homes-west ratio percentage of properties and in the 6 years we have lived here the occupants in my immediate vicinity are all very lovely people who are trying hard to get on with their lives and contribute to the community.

We have little traffic disturbance and on the occasions when there has been any anti-social behaviour we have contacted 131 444. Report all instances of drag racing to both the police and the council so action can be taken to discourage any hoon behaviour.

I hope things change soon for you so you can feel happy where you live like we do?

This guy actually lives in Tapping, and has never been to EVP. I heard he's coming to visit though, he left Tapping last Tuesday, and should be arriving around Wednesday this week.

hope you sell your houses I'm sure once their sold you won't be saying such nice things.... homeswest popping up everywhere... know a few local police by first names now.. awesome!

1 star is over the top though I'd give 4 stars

EVP has 6.6% homewest, and in the last few years that has not changed at all. In 08/09 only 8 new properties were added. Compare this to Manning, at 18%, Freo at 13%, it's not bad at all. Plus the homeswest in EVP are mostly nice units.

http://l.yimg.com/ea/doc/-/091214/homeswest_dwellings-15ic550.pdf

For a full breakdown.

Then that shows we have a problem with who are being put into the homes.. You don't notice them and then certain "people" get put into the homes.

EVP could be a great place but for the same minority group that causes all the problems. Catching a youth sneaking through your home looking for stuff to steal is a bad experience especially when you have a 6 week old daughter there. I didnt realise how desensitised to the violence and crime we were until friends from north perth and subi came over and wild eyed when they heard the screams and fighting on the street. My wife said casually..."oh thats just the thursday night crowd" and called the cops. We knew then it was time to leave. Hope to move out in 2 months. A shame as we like our neighbours and the lifestyle...

I think the problem is that that the 6.6% of homeswest housing in EVP is concentrated primarily on the north south side of Berwick st and closer to the Bentley/Curtin area significantly increasing the density for that area... I live in that area and it looks like every 4th or 5th house is government owned.. And you can pick them easily because most are in far worse condition (some completely trashed) then privately owned houses.

Im thinking of moving to vic Park, and have applied for a house on Camberwell street - Im a single young mum with an 9 month old and only take public transport so I hope this is a safe area?