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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Brighton East sits in the City of Bayside, alongside Brighton, Sandringham, Hampton, Black Rock and Beaumaris. 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. Bayside 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. Bayside ranks 27th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 11th 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.
Brighton East is the inland half of the Brighton postcode area: interwar and post-war homes on generous blocks, far fewer gated frontages than Brighton proper, and Dendy Park at its centre. Different housing stock, same council figures.
Without the high walls and automatic gates of the beachside streets, Brighton East homes are much more straightforward to cover. Standard eaves, accessible roof cavities and visible frontages mean a four-camera system does here what six might be needed for closer to the water - and it costs less.
The typical Brighton East block runs well back, often with a driveway down one side to a rear garage. That side corridor is unlit and invisible from the street, and it's the gap a front-facing two-camera setup leaves wide open.
Properties around Dendy Park and the smaller reserves face open land with no houses opposite. Good outlook, no overlooking, and worth covering deliberately rather than assuming the open aspect provides any protection.
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 covering the front door and driveway. The most common starting point.
4 cameras: front, rear and both side gates. Suits a typical 700sqm block.
6+ cameras for corner blocks, double-storey homes or larger rebuilds.
Ranges are indicative only and are not a quote. Your installer confirms pricing after discussing your property.
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Usually, yes. Without gated frontages and long walled boundaries, coverage takes fewer cameras and simpler cabling. Housing stock matters more to a quote than the postcode does.
Yes - all of 3187, plus Brighton, Hampton, Bentleigh, Elsternwick and Caulfield South 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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