At around 2029 people per square kilometre, Croydon gives enough setback for a camera to read a face at the gate rather than just registering movement. At roughly 124 metres, Croydon has enough fall on most blocks that a single well-placed camera can see the whole approach.
Croydon sits about 30 kilometres out in Maroondah. Larger blocks mean the gate and the house are two separate problems. For Croydon, Maroondah matters mainly if a camera goes on a heritage-controlled facade. The bigger constraint everywhere is keeping the field of view inside your own boundary.
Croydon shares a boundary with Croydon Hills and Croydon North, so a booking here often slots into a run we are already doing. Croydon spans roughly 14.1 square kilometres of Maroondah. Postcode 3136, and 28608 people at the 2021 census.
A note on how Croydon was built: The Post Office opened on 1 December 1883 after the railway line was established. That is a fair guide to whether we will be drilling brick, weatherboard or cladding. We are across Croydon along with Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South and Kilsyth, on the same rates and the same certificate.
Boronia is our base, roughly 7.9 kilometres north of Croydon. Short distances like that are why we can commit to a time and keep it. With Croydon railway station in Croydon, the streets nearest the line generally carry the oldest stock in the suburb.
Another piece of background on the suburb: On 1 August 1884 it was renamed Croydon railway station. Another piece of background on the suburb: == History ==
Dating back to 1840 the land was first utilised by settlers for grazing and the first road cut through the area now known as Croydon, was initially known as Sawmill Road, as a sawmill was nearby.