Community security a priority for Bryanfern Residents Association
BRYANSTON – The Bryanfern Residents Association discusses issues of safety and security in their suburb.
Bryanfern Residents Association has placed the safety and security of their community as a top priority.
“A significant challenge, as it is for everyone in South Africa, is crime and security. We maintain a database of security incidents in our area that makes for sorry reading. Barely a week passes without news of housebreakings, theft or muggings,” said Bryanfern Residents Association’s John Endres. He added that the association was continuously working with residents and local security provider Special Ops 99 to make the area safer.
“The crazy thing is that despite this, Bryanfern is still one of the safer areas, with fewer incidents than most surrounding areas. We are grateful to the security companies servicing our area, particularly Special Ops 99, and to our residents who practise high awareness and are quick to report suspicious activities, thereby helping to improve public space security,” said Endres.
The association’s Bronweyn Craig said in their security data analysed over the past year, the association noted that Long Avenue was the most affected by incidents of crime due to its easy escape routes through parks and other open areas. At the park near Long Avenue, a fence with a security gate has been erected and only pedestrian access is permitted under constantly monitored security.
Further security in the form of a palisade fence at the end of the road was erected but was destroyed last year due to a motorist who had driven through it. “A recycling station has opened on the other side of the highway in Olivedale, so the opening of the fence allowed recyclers to cross the highway dangerously with their materials collected from the suburb. It also allowed dangerous criminals to park on the highway and access the suburb to commit a crime and escape easily,” said Craig.
Craig added that repairing the fence and security gate was a priority. “We were originally quoted almost R10 000 to repair the security gate, but thanks to the help of a committee member, we were able to fix the gate for a fraction of the cost. Since its repair, the rate of crime has dropped drastically.”
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