A woman has been charged after she allegedly stole 18 suitcases from baggage carousels at Melbourne Airport over almost a year.

The woman was arrested over the theft of 18 items of luggage from carousels at Melbourne airport. Credit:Patrick Cummins

A 51-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday morning after detectives and federal police raided her home in Kings Park.

Police allege the woman stole 18 suitcases from domestic carousels at Melbourne Airport between October 6 last year and September 5.