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Melbourne has 34 mapped plate readers. 33 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 5, 2025 and Sep 4, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Melbourne: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 32935 has the most (16), then 32901 (13) and 32903 (3). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32934 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32935 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Melbourne
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Melbourne keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (3).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Melbourne
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Melbourne Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 1 agency name it, so it can search their reads.
Melbourne Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 1
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Melbourne were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 5, 2025 to September 4, 2026. 25 of the 33 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Melbourne
Flock cameras in Melbourne, FL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Melbourne?
33 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Melbourne, FL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Melbourne?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 32935 has the most (16).
Who runs the plate readers in Melbourne?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Florida law.
Which agencies around Melbourne use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Melbourne Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 33 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Melbourne change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Melbourne, FL, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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