Holidays are supposed to be periods of fun and relaxation, but there is no worse feeling than getting home and finding out your home has been burgled. Here at YPG Risk, we know how important it is to be able to unwind on vacation without worrying about what’s going on at home, which is why our residential security patrols in Melbourne are so useful.

Keeping your home safe while away doesn’t need to be something you need to stress over if you leave it to the professionals. We’re going to explore how our security patrol services can help keep your property secure while you’re away, as well as a few ways you can help.

Let’s begin!

Patrols Can Deter Interest in Your Property

One of the major benefits of using residential patrols while you’re away is that they can greatly deter any interest in your property. This is particularly evident through our mobile patrols, which are done using marked vehicles around your home or the wider community area.

The constant and visible presence of community security patrols (whether on foot or in a vehicle) gives anyone considering entering your property a loud message that they won’t be able to do so easily. It’s also a sign that, should they make it into your home, leaving with what they’ve taken won’t be so simple!

Patrols Can Provide a Fast Response if Needed

Should the worst happen and an intruder makes it inside your home, our fast and responsive residential security patrols will be able to make certain they don’t get far. Thanks to our zero-emission fleet of quiet, powerful patrol cars, we can quickly intercept any suspicious persons around your property when needed.

Even on wider community security patrols, our team will always make sure they are positioned to quickly respond to any alerts or alarms, whether that be by car or as part of our on-foot security patrols in Melbourne.

Take the Stress Off Neighbours with Professional Patrols

If you are friendly with your neighbours, you may like to ask them to keep an eye on your property while away on holiday. But for some people, protecting their own home and watching over another at the same time can be a stressful job, particularly if you live in an area that is prone to break-ins and theft.

By entrusting your property’s security to professionals like YPG Risk, you take the burden off your neighbours and allow them to focus on their one property, while leaving yours to experts trained in this service.

Patrols Help to Deter Crime Across Your Community

Professional residential and community security patrols can do more than just deter criminals from accessing your property–they can also strengthen the safety of your entire neighbourhood!

YPG Risk’s community security in Melbourne is designed to make entire areas safer, not just singular houses. Using our patrol fleet and technology like Axon Fleet 3: Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software, body cameras, and radios, we can keep an eye on every part of your community, as well as provide those interested with daily reports and safety workshops to help make everyone feel safer.

Community and residential safety is an area of speciality for us–make sure to read through many of the testimonials we have regarding this service to see how we’ve helped clients feel safer through our community security across Melbourne, both when they’re at home and while they’re away.

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Tips On How to Protect Your Home While Away

When you engage with YPG Risk for our residential security patrols in Melbourne, we’ll do the lion's share of the work in keeping your property safe while you’re away. However, there are a few small (but smart) actions you can take to help make your home less of a target for thieves.

• Lock up all doors, gates and windows, both for your home and any outbuildings like garages and pool houses. Don’t leave the keys for windows inside the locks.
• Install sensor lights that can detect motion in areas like your driveway and around doors. Not only will this deter criminals, but it can be very handy for when you come home late at night and want to get inside safely.
• Did you know that, according to the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency, cash, car accessories, and electronics are the most stolen items from homes? (aside from ‘personal property’) Make certain that valuables like keys and electronics are not visible from outside your home.
• Make sure any deliveries you will be getting go to Australia Post and won’t sit outside your front door. You can also arrange for your mail to be collected by a neighbour or friend.
• If you will be away for a long time, consider registering your absence with Victoria Police. Your address will be added to a register and will allow police to reach you if there is trouble at your home or to perform patrols in the area.

For more tips and ideas, please visit the Neighbourhood Watch website’s page on ‘How To Protect Your Home When You Go Away.’

FAQs About RPG Risk’s Residential Security in Melbourne

How can I help YPG Risk keep my home safe?

While we will do all the hard work when it comes to protecting your home while you’re away on holiday, we welcome insights from our clients on things like hotspots in the area, any potential weak access points on your property, what security systems you have in place already, and any valuables you are particularly concerned about being stolen, like luxury vehicles. This will help us create a watertight plan for your security.

Why would Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) be useful for a residential security patrol?

Using ALPR during our residential security patrol services allows us to read plates and check them against secure hotlists. This gives us real-time alerts of flagged vehicles in the area using the Fleet Dashboard, leading to boosted safety in the area through the fast identification of suspicious or flagged vehicles.

Why is using a zero-emission fleet good for residential security patrols?

While constant vehicle patrols are a great thing for your home while you’re away, your neighbours might not appreciate the constant sounds of security vehicles lapping the area. Luckily, our hydrogen-powered fleet is quiet, like most electric cars, which helps us do our jobs without disturbing others in your community.

YPG Risk is your professional security company for Dandenong, Malvern, and Werribee residential patrols.

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Did you know that in 2025 (as of October), there were 49,876 burglaries/break-ins recorded in Victoria? It’s the highest number since 2018, and it’s been trending up for the last three years.

Don’t let your home become part of this statistic–contact YPG Risk to organise residential security patrol services in Melbourne. You can use our online form to leave us a message, or call 1300 YPG RISK to speak with us directly about the best way we can help protect your property while you’re away.