Hijacking hot spots in Johannesburg and Pretoria
November 2014
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Overview The purpose of this report is to give a brief overview regarding hijacking hotspots in Gauteng that may impact business operations and security. The following regions were focussed on: Johannesburg and Pretoria. This report will allow the reader to make informed decisions and mitigate risks in terms of property, staff, clients and business operations.
Situation
Johannesburg: • The William Nicol Drive off ramp from the N1 from the Sandton side. • The corner of Old Pretoria Road and 1st Avenue in Alexandra. • New Road off ramp in Midrand. • Riviera Road off ramp near Killarney Mall. • Intersection of Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilgerood Road in Roodepoort. • All the traffic lights along Louis Botha Avenue between Alexandra and Hillbrow. • Parkwood and Saxonwold (Rosebank precinct). • Upper Houghton and Killarney (Hillbrow precinct). • Between 10th and 11th avenues and 4th and 7th avenues in Parkhurst (Parkview precinct). • Glenhazel, Lombardy East and Sandringham (Sandringham precinct). • Orange Grove and Highlands North (Norwood precinct). • Yeoville, Bellevue and Bellevue East (Yeoville precinct). • Wynberg, Bramley, Marlboro and Kew (Bramley precinct). • Outside Megawatt Park. • The corner of Kelvin Street, Pretoria Road and CR Swart (Kemptonpark precinct). • The corner of Elgin Road and Pretoria Road (Kemptonpark precinct). • Linksfield Road off ramp. • Booysens Road off ramp. • Nelson Mandela Bridge. • Wolmarans street. • The corner of Harrow Street and Abel Street. • The corner of Able and Saratoga Street and Harrow Road. • The corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and St Andrews. • The corner of 17th Street and Krause Street Pageview. • Heidelberg off ramp. • Traffic light on Kyalami Drive. • Beyers Naude off ramp. • Rivonia off ramp. • Midrand Road. • Grayston 11th Street and Rivonia intersections. • Jan Smuts Avenue and William Nicol Drive split in Hyde Park.
Pretoria: • The Atterbury Road off ramp from the N1 in Menlyn. • Lynnwood Road off ramp on the N1. • John Vorster Drive off ramp from the N1 in Lyttelton. • Jean Avenue off ramp from the R28 in Centurion. • Rigel Avenue off ramp from the N1 in Erasmuskloof. • Corner of University Road and Lynnwood Road in Hatfield. • The traffic lights along Walker Street and Nelson Mandela Drive in Sunnyside. • The Lynnwood Road and Solomon Mahlangu. • The traffic lights along Nelson Mandela Drive in Sunnyside. • The traffic lights along Simon Vermooten Road in Silverton. • Along Beyers Naude Drive and Paul Kruger Street in Wonderboompoort. • Duncan Street Sunnyside. • The R55 in Erasmia. • Burnett Street and Hilda Street. • Delfi Avenue and Garsfontein Road in Garsfontein.
JOHANNESBURG HOT SPOTS:
Orange Grove Sandringham
Louis Botha Avenue William Nicol Intersection
Glenhazel Nelson Mandela Bridge
Between 10th and 11th Avenue and Wolmarans 4th and 7th Avenue Parkhurst Street
Highlands North Lombardy East
Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilgerood Road Megawatt Park
intersection
Upper Hougthon, Alexandra Bellevue, Yeoville, Hillbrow
Corner of Kelvin and Corner of Elgin Old Pretoria Road and Pretoria Road with CR Swart
Linksfield off ramp Booysens Road offramp
Rosebank and Corner of Harrow, Parkwood Abel and Saratoga Streets
th Corner of Jan Smuts Corner of 17 Avenue and and Krause St Andrews Street Street
Kyalami Beyers Naude off ramp
Rivonia off ramp Midrand Road
• Grayston 11th Street and • Jan Smuts Avenue and Rivonia intersections William Nicol Drive split
PRETORIA HOT SPOTS:
Delfi Avenue Walker Street
Nelson R55 Erasmia intersection Mandela Drive
Lynnwood and Solomon Rigel Avenue Mahlangu intersection
Lynnwood Road University Road intersection
John Vorster Drive
Atterbury Corner of Hilda intersection and Burnette Street
Simon Vermooten Duncan Road Road