Dear Bathurst Residents,

We’ve put together a short tutorial video to help you navigate and make the most of our website. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/H-8rro_lpOY
It’s quick, easy, and shows you step by step how to access all the key features.

Important updates:

• Bathurst Crime Update (Apr–Sept 2024 vs. Apr-Sept 2025)
  General Theft is up. Please lock away loose garden items and tools.
  A rise in Sexual Offences & Assaults was reported. Please walk in groups and look out for vulnerable neighbors.
  Serious crime is DOWN 17%.
  Residential Burglaries have dropped massively (from 70 down to 40 cases). Great job securing homes! (Please visit www.bathurstcpf.co.za for a more detailed comparison.(Source: https://www.saps.gov.za/services/crimestats.php)

• The Bathurst Ambassadors program took a monumental step forward today when the Ambassadors witnessed and responded immediately to a situation involving a known car guard. This brings CPF S2 to a position where we can now start the accountability process to ensure the mentioned car guard receives the help he needs—or is instructed not to enter the CBD area at all.

• CPF S2’s Mascot Voting Week ends tomorrow, 30 November 2025. If you haven’t voted yet, please do—and, if possible, consider making a small donation to help sustain the positive impact that our community coming together has created. Vote here: https://forms.gle/aJoyxteM3fcgeYcb6 

• The CPF S2 Incident Form has been updated and is now called “CPF S2 Report a Crime.” You will also receive an automated confirmation email once your report is submitted. A copy of your information is automatically shared with SAPS; however, the complainant is still expected to report the incident directly to SAPS as well. You will find the link on our website.

To receive current updates and verified Safety and Security information, please consider joining the CPSF S2 WhatsApp Announcement board.

Warm regards,
Danie Boneschans
Chairperson