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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Hampton sits in the City of Bayside, alongside Brighton, Sandringham, 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.
Hampton mixes surviving Californian bungalows and interwar homes with a steady run of large new builds, on a grid that runs down to the beach. Bayside recorded the largest fall in residential burglary of any Greater Melbourne council last year, and still sits 11th of 31 for break-ins.
An original bungalow with a generous roof cavity and deep eaves is straightforward to cable. A new rendered build with minimal eaves, no cavity access and a flat parapet roof is not, and needs surface conduit or careful facade routing. Which one you're in matters more to your quote than the number of cameras does.
Several of Hampton's older blocks retain rear right-of-way access to garages. It's convenient and it's an unobserved route to the back of the property, which is why rear gate coverage comes up so often here.
Hampton is close enough to the water that salt corrosion on brackets and terminations is a real consideration. Properly rated hardware lasts; unrated hardware pits and fails within a few seasons.
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 entry and driveway, with corrosion-rated housings and brackets.
4 cameras covering front, rear and both sides. Marine-grade hardware throughout.
6+ cameras for larger blocks, beach-path boundaries or heavily glazed rear elevations.
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. Bayside still records more residential burglaries per resident than 20 of the 31 Greater Melbourne councils, and burglary in this part of Melbourne tracks the value of what's inside rather than the area's overall crime rate.
Yes - Hampton and Hampton East, plus Sandringham, Brighton, Highett and Moorabbin 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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