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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. St Kilda sits in the City of Port Phillip, alongside Elwood, Albert Park, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. 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. Port Phillip 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. Port Phillip ranks 3rd of 31 Greater Melbourne councils on all recorded crime, but 3rd 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.
St Kilda sits in the council with the third highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne. It's dominated by Art Deco and interwar apartment blocks, with a transient population, constant late-night activity and a beachfront that draws crowds all summer.
The classic St Kilda block has a single street entrance, a shared stair and a rear car park - all common property. Owners corporation approval governs anything fixed to it, and many buildings have heritage significance on top. Your own entry door is usually where a practical system starts.
Between Acland Street, Fitzroy Street and the foreshore, there are people moving through St Kilda at every hour. Wide motion detection is unusable here. Tight zones and person detection are the difference between a useful system and constant noise.
Close to the bay, so corrosion applies, and street-facing equipment in St Kilda cops more incidental contact than it would in a quiet suburb. Properly rated housings mounted out of easy reach are worth specifying.
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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Usually a camera or doorbell at your own entry, with owners corporation approval needed for anything touching common property, and heritage considerations in many buildings. Note both on the form.
Yes - St Kilda, St Kilda East and St Kilda West, plus Elwood, Balaclava, Windsor and Albert Park 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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