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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Armadale sits in the City of Stonnington, alongside Malvern, Toorak, Prahran and Windsor. Here is the most recent full year.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, LGA Criminal Incidents, year ending 31 March 2026 (released June 2026). Covers residential aggravated and non-aggravated burglary. Updated quarterly - check the latest figures.
Residential burglary across Greater Melbourne fell 14.7% in the year to March 2026, from 21,991 incidents to 18,761, and 29 of the 31 councils fell with it. Stonnington was one of them. If you read somewhere that break-ins are surging, that page is quoting an older release.
The more useful pattern is where burglary happens rather than whether it's rising. Stonnington ranks 6th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 1st on residential burglary. The same flip shows up right across Melbourne's wealthier east and bayside. Burglary follows what's inside the house, not the reputation of the postcode.
Armadale sits inside the council with the highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne. Its housing is mostly Victorian terraces and grand single-fronted homes on narrow blocks, with a right-of-way laneway network running behind almost every street.
A single-fronted terrace shares party walls with its neighbours and has no side setback at all. That leaves the front facade and the rear yard as the only mounting surfaces, and it means the rear laneway gate carries almost all of the risk. Camera plans in Armadale look very different from anything in the suburbs.
Armadale's ROW network is unlit, narrow and used by nobody except residents and their bins. It is the standard approach to the rear of every property on the street. If you do one thing here, cover the rear gate.
Much of Armadale sits under heritage overlay. Visible cabling and fixtures on street-facing facades are the usual constraint, so runs go through roof spaces and under eaves, and housings are chosen to disappear. More labour, better result.
Typical installed ranges for this part of Melbourne. Your exact figure depends on camera quality, cable runs and whether your roof cavity is accessible.
2 cameras on the front entry and driveway. Solid-brick walls add labour.
4 cameras including rear laneway access. Most period homes land here.
6+ cameras for large blocks, long frontages or heritage-sensitive placement.
Ranges are indicative only and are not a quote. Your installer confirms pricing after discussing your property.
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Generally yes, framed on your own gate and property rather than up the laneway. Avoid capturing a neighbour's private space, and note that audio is regulated more tightly than video in Victoria.
Yes - all of 3143, plus Malvern, Toorak, Prahran, Windsor and Caulfield North nearby.
No. Self-monitored systems with no ongoing fee are available, and your installer will explain what monitoring actually adds for your situation rather than defaulting to the most expensive option.
No. A quote is just a conversation - no payment, no contract, nothing signed on the call.
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