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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Camberwell sits in the City of Boroondara, alongside Balwyn, Kew, Hawthorn and Canterbury. 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. Boroondara 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. Boroondara ranks 26th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 4th 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.
Camberwell is Victorian and Edwardian at its core, with a dense grid of period homes around the Junction giving way to interwar streets further out. Two things define security work here: the age of the building fabric, and the rear laneways that run behind a great many properties.
Camberwell's right-of-way laneways are genuinely useful - off-street parking, bin access - and they're also an unlit, unobserved route to the back of your property that most residents never think about. If your block has a rear ROW, the rear gate deserves a camera before the front door does.
Solid brick walls, lath-and-plaster interiors and restricted roof cavities in older sections all add time. Slate and tile roofs on the grander homes need care to work around. None of it is a barrier, but it's why a four-camera quote in Camberwell runs higher than the same job in a 1970s brick veneer house.
A lot of Camberwell's period houses have been subdivided, and 1960s walk-up blocks are scattered right through the suburb. If you're in one, your camera covers shared entries and a common driveway, which brings owners corporation approval and neighbour sightlines into play. Installers who work the area regularly deal with this weekly.
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.
Tell us roughly what you're after and a licensed Camberwell installer will work it out with you on the call - free, no site visit, nothing to sign.
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Generally yes, pointed at your own gate and property. Aim to avoid framing a neighbour's private space, and be aware audio recording is regulated more tightly than video in Victoria. Your installer will set angles accordingly.
Yes - all of 3124, plus Hawthorn East, Canterbury, Surrey Hills and Glen Iris 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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