What Is the Role of Community Patrol Security in Deterring Crime?

February 19, 2025
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If you’re feeling a little unsafe in your community, you may be considering some sort of patrol security for your area. Suburbs with high amounts of robberies, vandalism and other petty crimes may be able to benefit from on-foot and mobile residential security patrols, but if you’re unsure about how this service can help deter crime, we’re here to help.

At YPG Risk, we know how effective community security patrols can be in reducing crime. This article will help you learn everything you need to know about this service and whether or not it can help your community become a safer place.

What Are Community Security Patrols?

While every company may define them a little differently, at YPG Risk, our community security patrols are designed to deter crime with the presence of constant, roaming security in an area. This can involve the use of several vehicles and multiple security guards on foot, all patrolling a single suburb, community or specific area.

These patrols will keep an eye out for suspicious behaviours and can also interact with concerned locals to take their questions and respond to any worries they may have. In extreme events, our patrols can help respond quickly to any antisocial behaviours that they are alerted to and assist police officers in some of their duties.

At a firm like YPG, our patrol officers are all highly trained, with former police officers holding management positions amongst our ranks. We use the best technology during our patrols, including real-time monitoring of our team and body cameras, to make sure we have eyes across your community at all times.

When looking for a firm to perform your community security services, make sure they are a fully accredited security business, like YPG Risk!

How Community Security in Melbourne Can Deter Crime

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Community and residential security patrols can deter crime on many different levels. At YPG Risk, our community security services in Melbourne can assist in preventing anti-social behaviour and making the community stronger in any of the following ways.

Gain Insights From Residents

One of the best ways we can help protect your community is through using your insights! As a local, you will be able to help the team at YPG Risk get the lay of the land much quicker than we would on our own.

As local residents, the communities we serve are often well-placed to assist the team at YPG Risk in providing more effective patrol services. Information that can help us includes:

  • Hotspots that often become areas of trouble.
  • Times of day when anti-social behaviour is more likely to occur in the community.
  • What types of activities (graffiti, theft) have a higher likelihood of happening in specific locations.

By using your insights, we can provide targeted and more efficient community security patrols for our clients. We encourage you to come to us with any concerns or knowledge you may have about your community that can help us provide a better patrol service.

Form Smart Security Habits With Locals

Working with you is not just beneficial for our team’s effectiveness–it can help our clients as well. At YPG Risk, we know that safer communities grow when everyone is involved, which is why we offer in-depth safety briefings and helpful community workshops to get you up to speed on the latest developments in the community security sphere.

Our briefings will clarify what actions we are taking as part of your community security program, how they work and what results we have achieved. These briefings are detailed but free of confusing jargon–we want you to know what’s going on in your community and how we’re helping to make it a safer place for everyone to enjoy.

Our workshops are designed to improve the safety skills of the members of your community. We can help you learn warning signs to look out for, how to keep yourself safe in a threatening situation, and how you can help others who may be in danger. By developing your own safety skills, you can help keep your community safe for everyone long after our job is finished.

Provide A Constant Presence At All Times

Whether it’s a mobile patrol or security guard services, the constant presence of the YPG Risk team is one of the primary ways we can keep your community safe. Let’s explore how our mobile and on-foot patrols can help deter antisocial behaviour in communities.

On Foot Patrols

The presence of individual security guards is a strong deterrence for anyone thinking about committing vandalism, theft and other petty crimes. Our security guards are fitted with the latest gear to help them keep your community safe, including:

  • Axon 3 Body Cameras: These high-quality cameras capture events in crystal clear quality, with quick adjustments to changing light conditions and fantastic audio quality a given. These body cameras offer live-streaming, location alerts and automatic activation to make sure the important moments during our patrols are never missed.
  • Safariland Ballistic Vests: We utilise Safariland body armour for its professional capabilities and looks. These vests have storage for all the gear we need, including spots for body cameras and radios, and are designed to be comfortable to wear and ergonomic to use for long periods of time.

By using only the most effective gear combined with our extensive knowledge in community safety, our officers can provide a strong in-person presence across your space. 

Need security guards in Melbourne for other purposes? Reach out to YPG Risk now to see how we can help.

Mobile Patrols

Our mobile patrols allow the team at YPG Risk to cover more areas around your community in our patrols while also providing a fast response to any alerts in the wider area.

By using Axon dash fleet and monitoring software, we can get live, clear vision of everything our patrol cars come across. The Axon fleet cameras can read number plates, covers three lanes of traffic and offers our team live maps, streaming and alerts for use in their patrols.

Our fleet includes zero emission vehicles that are powered by hydrogen and drive smoothly and quietly, perfect for patrolling at any time of the day or night.  The presence of our patrol cars sends a strong message that we are ready and able to respond quickly to any incidents in the area, helping deter crimes and make your community a safer place.

Give Residents Peace Of Mind

We want our clients to be able to enjoy the area they live in. Your peace of mind is important to us, and our community security services in Melbourne can help achieve this! 

YPG Risk’s residential security patrols can give you the confidence to live life fully in your suburb. Here are some examples:

  1. Do you have parks and playgrounds in your area that have become hangout areas for antisocial individuals? Our community security patrols can keep these areas clear whether it’s night or day, allowing families and anyone who loves the outdoors to use these spaces as they are intended.
  1. Shopping centres are great places to socialise, but antisocial behaviours can mean it’s not always safe to linger when you do your shopping. Whether it’s an outdoor car park or the inside of a strip of shops, our community security patrols can help prevent undesirables from loitering and make your local shop a safe place to hang out for everyone.
  1. Public transport is how many of us get around, but bus stops and train stations can become hotspots of antisocial behaviour, which can then prevent you from getting where you need to go. By keeping up a strong presence around these places in your community, we can make sure everyone can use these facilities safely.

At YPG Risk, we are dedicated to making sure you can fully enjoy the suburb you live in. You can feel confident that you can safely enjoy the facilities of your community thanks to our services for community security in Melbourne!

Do you need mobile patrols in the Western suburbs of Melbourne? The local experts at YPG Risk can assist you.

Choose YPG Risk as Your Security Company in Melbourne

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Worried about theft, vandalism and other antisocial behaviour in your area? Reach out to YPG Risk today and let us demonstrate to you how our professional mobile patrol and security guard services can make your community safer.

To find out more about our community security in Melbourne, please use our online form to get an obligation-free quote or call us on either 1300 690 099 or 0431 550 875 to speak to a member of our team.

We also offer VIP protection, event and crowd control security and asset protection services. Whether you are a single homeowner, a small business owner or a large event organiser, YPG Risk can help keep you and your assets safe. With over 90 years of cumulative experience amongst our team, you can trust us to provide effective and professional security services!