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Victoria Police record every reported break-in by local government area. Toorak sits in the City of Stonnington, alongside Malvern, Armadale, 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.
Toorak concentrates more high-value contents per street than anywhere else in Australia, inside a council that already records the highest residential burglary rate in Greater Melbourne. Most properties here already have something - a gate intercom, an alarm, older cameras - and the useful question is usually what to keep.
A gated frontage with a thirty or forty metre drive creates a large private area that nobody can see into, including you. Coverage that starts at the gate and the pedestrian entry, rather than at the house, is the standard approach on these properties.
Existing intercoms, alarm panels and older analogue camera runs can often be partly retained or bridged rather than torn out. Installers who work Toorak regularly will scope that properly instead of quoting a clean slate by default. Mention what you already have when they call.
Detached garaging, studios, pool houses and staff entries all sit outside the main dwelling's coverage. Full-perimeter systems here often run well past six cameras simply because there is more than one building to cover.
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 at the vehicle gate and pedestrian entry, where coverage has to start.
4–5 cameras covering the drive, entries and rear elevation.
6+ cameras across a large block, outbuildings and multiple entries.
Ranges are indicative only and are not a quote. Your installer confirms pricing after discussing your property.
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Usually not entirely. Retaining or bridging existing equipment is common in Toorak and can significantly change the quote, so tell your installer exactly what's already installed.
Yes - all of 3142, plus South Yarra, Armadale, Malvern, Hawthorn and Prahran 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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