ACT Policing figures show homes in postcode 2603, spanning leafy inner south suburbs, have proportionately been the most preyed upon by burglars for three years. Residents reported 26.5 dwelling burglaries per 1000 head of population last financial year.

The next most burgled area was 2609, which includes Fyshwick and Pialligo, with 14 per 1000. But residents in 2601 can rest easy the city's heart boasts the lowest rate.

In June the ACT posted its worst quarter for home burglaries in three years, with 871 reported offences, police figures tabled in the Legislative Assembly last month show.

There were 2700 reported burglaries last year and 1670 in the first half of 2009.

Reported burglaries in affluent 2603 have increased slightly each year.

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