Private Investigator Perth

Most people who go looking for a private investigator in Perth have already decided something is wrong and simply want to stop guessing. The work itself is unglamorous: covert observation, discreet mobile follows where it is safe and lawful to carry them out, and video and photographic evidence recorded so it still means something weeks later. Our investigators do this for suspected infidelity, for child custody matters where one parent’s version of the weekend does not match what the children describe, and for gambling or addiction worries in a household. What makes Perth its own problem is shape. The metropolitan area is long and narrow, the road network hands a subject very few real choices, and drive times between the northern and southern corridors are built into the plan before anyone turns a key.

Private Investigator in Perth

A surveillance day in Perth is decided by where the subject sleeps. North of the river most movement funnels onto the Mitchell Freeway, so an agent picking up a subject in Hillarys or Duncraig can sit well back and still hold contact to the CBD. South of the river the Kwinana Freeway does the same for Rockingham, Baldivis and Mandurah, though that run is long enough to burn an hour before anything worth filming happens. Getting out of the newer estates is the hard part. Streets in Baldivis, Alkimos and Ellenbrook are wide, pale and lightly planted, full of cul-de-sacs, and an occupied car outside somebody else’s house draws attention fast. Older areas are kinder: Subiaco, Mount Lawley and North Perth have verge trees, on-street parking and enough passing traffic to disappear into. The Perth Hills are different again, because the roads climbing to Kalamunda or Mundaring offer few alternate routes, so our agents hang well back and let the geography do the work. Beachside jobs at Scarborough, Cottesloe or Hillarys Boat Harbour are often the easiest of the lot, since the car parks are busy and nobody looks twice at someone sitting in a car facing the water. Gambling and addiction matters usually point somewhere else again, towards the entertainment complex at Burswood or the smaller venues strung between Innaloo and Cannington.

What is included

  • Covert observation by an experienced agent, on foot and by vehicle
  • Time and date stamped video and photographic evidence
  • A written report you can actually use, not a verbal summary
  • Discreet contact throughout, on a schedule and channel you choose
  • Work suited to infidelity concerns, child custody matters, and gambling or addiction worries

Working in and around Perth

Perth is stretched thinner than almost any city in the country. The built-up area runs close to 120 kilometres from Yanchep down to Mandurah, yet it is rarely more than thirty kilometres deep, so nearly everything hangs off two spines: the Mitchell Freeway heading north and the Kwinana Freeway heading south, with the Joondalup and Mandurah rail lines running in the medians beside them. For surveillance that cuts both ways. A subject leaving Butler for a job in the city has very few sensible route choices, and the Narrows Bridge, the Causeway and the Graham Farmer tunnel squeeze most river crossings into a handful of pinch points our agents can sit on. The cost is distance. A follow that begins in Joondalup and finishes in Baldivis is a genuine cross-city day, and Tonkin Highway or Roe Highway is often the only way across the grain of the city. The Swan River is a social divide as much as a physical one, and people who live north of the river and work well south of it remain the exception. Suburban design works against a watcher here: wide roads, deep verges, generous front setbacks and thin canopy in the newer estates, so an occupied parked car is noticeable in a way it is not in a dense inner-city street. Summers are long, hot and dry, which suits camera work and punishes anyone sitting in a vehicle.

Areas we cover

Our investigators work right across Perth, including Joondalup, Hillarys, Scarborough, Cottesloe, Claremont, Subiaco, Victoria Park, Fremantle, Rockingham, Baldivis, Mandurah, Armadale, Midland and Kalamunda.

We also work across the western suburbs, the northern corridor, south of the river, the Perth Hills and the Peel region.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a private investigator cost in Perth?

It depends on the hours needed and how far apart the addresses are, which matters more here than in most cities. A job running between Joondalup and the CBD is very different to one starting in Mandurah. We look at what you need, then give you a figure and a scope before work begins.

Can you follow someone from the northern suburbs into the city?

Yes, and it is one of the easier follows in Perth because the Mitchell Freeway does most of the work. Our agent holds a long gap and still keeps contact. The care is needed at each end, leaving a quiet residential street in the morning and around a city car park later.

Is surveillance evidence usable in a Family Court matter?

Video and photographs gathered by observation from public places are commonly relied on in family law matters, particularly where care arrangements are disputed. We record dates, times and locations properly and give you a written report alongside the footage, so your lawyer can use it rather than just look at it.

Will your investigators be noticed in a Perth suburban street?

That is the main challenge here. Perth streets are wide, blocks are large and there is little cover in newer estates, so we do not simply park and wait. Vehicle choice, positioning near through traffic, and moving between observation points are all planned before the day starts.

Other services in Perth

Working elsewhere in Western Australia? See Private investigator Western Australia. For the national overview of this service, see How we can help.

Speak to us

Ready to start an investigation? Tell us what is going on and we will tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would involve and what it would cost. Everything you tell us stays between us. Contact Parramatta Private Investigations