Public Safety
Visible, proactive and connected! Safety remains one of BCID’s highest priorities.
The public-safety model combines visible patrols, CCTV monitoring, a central control room, a mobile command post, Law Enforcement support and ongoing engagement with SAPS and other security stakeholders.
Key Safety Statistics
71,617 km
Patrol kilometres recorded.
26
Hot spots identified.
554
Hot-spot visits conducted.
159
Suspicious person checks.
146
Municipal wheelie bins confiscated.
24
Theft incidents recorded.
15
Stolen property recoveries.
24/7 Public Safety Support: 086 000 BCID (2243)
The control room provides a direct channel for reporting public-safety concerns and requesting assistance.
Cleaner Public Spaces
Keeping Blackheath clean is not a once-off exercise — it requires daily attention.
BCID’s urban-management team provides supplementary cleaning and maintenance services across the area, supporting municipal services through litter picking, street sweeping, verge maintenance, vegetation management, minor civil works and removal of illegal posters and graffiti.
2025 Cleaning Highlights
2,946 total tasks
960
Public litter bins serviced.
468
Illegal posters/pamphlets removed.
284
Sidewalk/street litter tasks.
266
Park/open-space cleaning tasks.
142
Builder’s-rubble dumping incidents cleared.
124
Greening, tree-pruning and landscaping tasks.
88
Drains cleaned.
4,026
Bags of litter collected.