The residents of Kanarie Street, Lyster Crescent, Jan Groentjie Avenue, Diedriks Street, Pikkewyn Street and Dikkop Street in the Randpark Ridge area formed the RockCrimeWatch Residents Association (RCW) with the purpose of providing improved security in the area.  

Since starting our initiative the incidence of crime in our area has been reduced. As the RCW operates completely as a non-profit organization with committee members serving on a voluntary basis, it is the paying members that form the basis of our financial support. Obviously then, the more paying members the more effective the service can be. To this end, voluntary members will be visiting non-paying residents on a recruitment drive for the association to boost the income of the RCW.

Activities and benefits of the RCW include:
1. 24 hour guards patrolling the area on a golf cart.
2. Panic button system.
3. 24 hour cell phone contact to the guard on the golf cart.
4. Regular newsletters to all residents to update them on what is happening in the area.
5. Co-operation with the Honeydew Community Policing Forum.

In the future we hope that the activities and benefits will also include:
1. Road closure or access control into the area.
2. Dedicated patrol cars with armed guards.
3. Introduction of ‘safe houses’ in the area
4. Clean up and maintenance of Bulbul Park on Lyster Crescent.
5. Recycling services.

How do we control this situation in our suburb without the necessary funds and the financial support of all residents in the area?? In short we cannot. We need more membership support (currently 37%). Everything we do, costs money except for the time which the RCW committee devotes to the suburb free of charge. Crime does not keep office hours, security has to be 24 hours both proactive and reactive. 

Crime in the surrounding suburbs is on the increase and this could easily be the case in our area. The Honeydew police are seriously understaffed. The police alone are under resourced and so we the community, therefore, have to take responsibility for our own security. Just a few minutes can make the difference between a life and death circumstance.

Estate agents operating in the area are quick to mention the benefits of the security provided in the suburb which adds additional value to all the properties including yours.

If you are already a paying member, please inform those who are not members about what we are achieving in our area and encourage them to join. Remember the more members on board the more that can be achieved.