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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Brighton sits in the City of Bayside, alongside 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.
Bayside had the largest fall in residential burglary of any Greater Melbourne council in the year to March 2026 - down 28.3%. It still ranks 11th of 31 on break-ins while sitting 27th on all recorded crime, which is the clearest example in Melbourne of burglary following contents rather than the general crime rate of an area.
Brighton's high front walls, automatic gates and mature hedging are excellent at keeping the street out. They are equally good at keeping the street from seeing anyone at your front door. On large gated frontages, coverage usually needs to start at the gate and the pedestrian entry rather than at the house itself.
A wide Brighton block simply cannot be covered from a single mounting point. Where a standard suburban home is well served by one front camera, a 25-metre frontage with separate vehicle and pedestrian gates generally needs two before you've even reached the sides.
Many Brighton properties have rear laneway access or a long unlit side return running the depth of the block. Both are quiet, out of sight, and the reason full-perimeter setups are more common here than in most of Melbourne.
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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That fall is real and worth knowing. Bayside still records more residential burglaries per resident than 20 of Greater Melbourne's 31 councils, and burglary in this part of Melbourne tracks what's inside the house rather than the area's overall crime rate.
Yes - Brighton and Brighton East in 3186 and 3187, plus Hampton, Sandringham, Elsternwick and Caulfield South nearby.
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