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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Fitzroy sits in the City of Yarra, alongside Richmond, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Carlton North. 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. Yarra 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. Yarra ranks 2nd of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 2nd 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.
Fitzroy has some of the tightest heritage controls in Victoria, a near-continuous run of Victorian terraces, and street activity at all hours from Brunswick and Gertrude Streets. It also sits in the council ranked second in Greater Melbourne for residential burglary.
Fitzroy's overlays cover whole precincts, and visible alterations to street-facing facades attract more scrutiny here than almost anywhere. In practice that means cabling routed internally or to the rear, and small discreet housings rather than obvious bullet cameras on the front parapet.
With no front setback, your front door is a metre from a public footpath that carries people all night. A camera framed on your own entry is useful; one set wide enough to cover the street will alert every few minutes and get switched off within a week.
As in Richmond, the rear laneway is the real access route. Small rear yards with high brick walls give an intruder complete cover once they're over, so the gate and the yard itself are both worth covering.
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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Rarely outright, but they shape placement and cabling on street-facing facades. Check your overlay with Yarra City Council and tell your installer, so the quote reflects discreet installation from the start.
Yes - Fitzroy and Fitzroy North, plus Collingwood, Carlton North, Clifton Hill and Richmond 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.
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