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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Richmond sits in the City of Yarra, alongside Fitzroy, 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.
Richmond sits in the council with the second highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne. It's built from Victorian workers' cottages with zero setback, converted warehouses, and a bluestone laneway network that runs behind nearly every street. Almost nothing about a standard suburban camera plan applies here.
A Richmond worker's cottage typically has a parapet or minimal eave, solid brick walls with no cavity, and party walls on both sides. There is often nowhere obvious to mount a camera and no concealed route for cable. Installers who work Richmond regularly have standard solutions for this; ones who don't will quote you for a house that doesn't exist here.
The laneway network is the defining feature of Richmond access. Narrow, unlit, and running directly to the rear gate of most properties. Rear coverage is the priority, and it's why so many Richmond systems are two cameras at the back and one at the front rather than the other way round.
High ceilings, huge steel-framed windows, roller doors and shared industrial entries. Conversions need a plan built around the actual building rather than a residential template, and often need more cameras to cover a single large volume.
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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It's the normal starting point in Richmond. Installers who work the area routinely deal with parapets, party walls and solid brick, using fascia mounts, surface conduit and careful facade routing.
Yes - all of 3121, plus Cremorne, Burnley, Abbotsford, Collingwood and Hawthorn 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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