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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Northcote sits in the City of Darebin, alongside Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury and Fairfield. 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. Darebin 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. Darebin ranks 8th of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 7th 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.
Darebin recorded the largest fall in residential burglary of any council in the top ten last year - down 24.1%. Northcote is its most gentrified pocket: Victorian and Edwardian cottages on narrow blocks, rear laneways, and a High Street that stays busy late.
Northcote's grid retains rear right-of-way access across much of the suburb. Narrow, unlit and running to the back gate of most properties, it's the standard rear approach and the first thing worth covering.
One house has a new rear extension with modern wiring and roof access; the one next door is original with a tin roof, no cavity and knob-and-tube remnants. The quote difference between the two for identical camera counts is substantial, which is why a phone conversation about your specific house beats any online calculator.
A large glazed rear extension gives you a beautiful living space and a wall of glass facing a yard nobody can see into. Rear coverage matters more after a renovation than it did before it, and it's routinely forgotten.
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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Yes. Darebin recorded the largest fall among the ten highest-ranked Greater Melbourne councils in the year to March 2026. It still records more residential burglaries per resident than most of the metro area.
Yes - all of 3070, plus Thornbury, Preston, Fairfield, Fitzroy North and Clifton Hill 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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