What is a Mobile Security Patrol?
Mobile patrols are security vehicles that patrol a property. Mobile Patrols are also commonly know or referred to as:
- Security Car Patrols
- Security Car service
- Night Security Patrol
- Security Night Patrol Cars
- After Hours Security Car
- After Hours Security Patrol
Security Mobile Patrols
Security mobile patrols is a common term used to find a reputable mobile patrol team to conduct security mobile patrols.
These are just some common names that customers have used in the past to describe the service they were looking for. The reason we highlight these terms is because sometimes it is hard to know what you need without knowing the technical term for the service. Mobile patrols is one of those services that you don’t really know you need until you need it. We patrol a vast range of property types because of the nature of opportunity they posses to potential trespassers and criminal behaviour
Most commonly the type of mobile patrols we provide are to the following property types:
- Homes
- Businesses
- Construction Sites
- Warehouses
- Commercial Properties
- Industrial Properties
- Designated Locations with Assets
Did You Know?
Mobile Patrol Security vehicles can open and close gates, doors and disable or enable alarm systems.
Most clients don’t know that our mobile patrol services not only patrol and check on properties but also conduct lock up procedures, opening procedures and a vast array of other internal and external checks. The aim is to completely secure a site. Maintaining a vigilant protective service.
Tracked mobile patrol vehicles will attend a site on a variety of frequencies. These may include:
- Daily
- Weekly
- Fortnightly
- Monthly
- Other
The frequency is dependant on each client’s requirements and what is required from our mobile patrol security vehicles and teams. Most customers will opt for a nightly security car patrol to “check in”.
Mobile Security Patrols – Statistics
A great insight into some of the statistical data coming from Mobile Patrol Monitoring personnel can be found here.
The study outlines some key trends and important facts about security car patrols and security monitoring services such as alarm monitoring. See table below
Employment by State and Territory (% Share)
| State | Alarm, Security and Surveillance Monitors | All Jobs Average |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 37.8 | 31.6 |
| VIC | 28.3 | 25.6 |
| QLD | 15.2 | 20.0 |
| SA | 5.7 | 7.0 |
| WA | 9.2 | 10.8 |
| TAS | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| NT | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| ACT | 0.6 | 1.9 |
Skills required for effective mobile patrol staff duties
Skills
Of course these skills can be improved through training or experience.
- 54%Critical thinking. Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- 54%Reading comprehension. Reading work related information.
- 52%Monitoring. Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
- 52%Speaking. Talking to others.
- 48%Active listening. Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- 46%Social perceptiveness. Understanding why people react the way they do.
- 46%Writing. Writing notes about incidents during mobile patrols
- 45%Judgment and decision making. Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
- 43%Active learning. Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
- 41%Coordination with others. Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
- 41%Instructing. Teaching people how to do something.
- 39%Negotiation. Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
- 39%Time management. Managing your own and other peoples’ time to get work done
Security Hire Sydney is one of Sydney’s best in the mobile security patrol service scene. Our flexible approach to meeting customers needs has been winning over clients for nearly 15 years. Find out why Security Hire Sydney could you your best decision for mobile patrol services
