Security is the largest single item in the association’s budget, roughly half of all expenditure. It is a layered system: a perimeter, cameras, a patrol vehicle, and residents who report what they see.
- ADT patrol car
- 083 677 3699
- ADT control room
- 086 12 12 300
- Police emergency
- 10111
- Durbanville SAPS
- 021 970 3811
What is in place
- A 2.2 km electrified perimeter fence, with solar-powered motion-sensing lights along its full length, maintained under service agreements with Fidelity ADT (technical) and Eden Landscaping (vegetation).
- 22 thermal cameras on the perimeter, installed in December 2025 and monitored off-site. Meerenhof is excluded.
- Licence-plate recognition cameras at key entrances, checked against flagged vehicles and monitored at the Welgemoed CID, which alerts Fidelity ADT.
- A 24-hour patrol vehicle covering the whole suburb, doing visible patrols, meet-and-greet and response.
- A greenbelt camera project approved for 2026, adding thermal and bullet cameras in the belt between Van Riebeeckshof and Oude Westhof, followed by an internal camera layer.
What to do
- Crime in progress or someone in danger: 10111 first, then the ADT control room on 086 12 12 300.
- Suspicious behaviour, a vehicle, or someone on foot in the green belt: ADT patrol on 083 677 3699, and post it to the VRH Security WhatsApp group so neighbours know.
- After a break-in: SAPS opens the case; ADT and the association need the report so the pattern can be tracked.
The current pattern. Incidents in May 2026 showed intruders scaling boundary walls in the early hours. Exterior lighting, alarm zones on boundary walls, and cutting back vegetation against the wall are the practical responses.
If you use another security company
ADT can only enter your property if you have a contract with them. The association has negotiated a zero-billing contract option so that the patrol car can respond in an emergency even when your monitoring is with someone else. Ask ADT about it, it costs nothing and it means the nearest vehicle can actually help.
Your own responsibility
The rules are blunt about this: every homeowner is responsible for their own security. The estate system is a deterrent and a response layer, not insurance. Alarms, beams, lighting and a habit of checking who is at the gate remain yours to arrange.