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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Malvern East sits in the City of Stonnington, alongside Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Prahran and Windsor. 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. Stonnington 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. Stonnington ranks 6th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 1st 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.
Malvern East is quieter and more suburban than the rest of Stonnington, with larger blocks, the Gascoigne Estate heritage precinct, and Central Park at its centre. It still sits in the council with the highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne.
The interwar streets around the Gascoigne Estate sit under heritage overlay as a whole precinct, not just individual houses. Visible hardware and cabling on street-facing elevations are the usual constraint, which pushes installations toward eaves routing and discreet housings.
Where a Malvern or Armadale terrace has no side access at all, Malvern East homes generally have driveways, side gates and real back yards. That's more perimeter to cover, and it's why four cameras is a realistic minimum here against two or three closer to Chapel Street.
Properties facing or backing onto Central Park and the smaller reserves have a boundary with no houses opposite. Pleasant outlook, no passive surveillance, and worth covering deliberately rather than assuming the open aspect helps.
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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The published figures are council-wide, so they cover Malvern East along with Prahran, Toorak and Armadale, and can't tell you about your specific street. Stonnington as a whole records the highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne, though it fell 17.7% last year.
Yes - all of 3145, plus Malvern, Carnegie, Chadstone, Caulfield East 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.
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