BREAKING NEWS: 64 worst roads and hijacking hotspots in Joburg, Pretoria and Cape Town

As we prepare to wind down in anticipation of the festive period, it is important not to let your guard down on the road, especially given the surge in hijackings in the country over the past year amid a depressed economy.

The Automobile Association has warned motorists in South Africa that criminals are more likely to target those who aren’t paying attention – and not let your guard down.

As such vehicle tracking app Pro-Active South Africa has published a series of maps showing the worst hijacking and crime hotspots in the country’s three largest metropolitan areas of Joburg, Pretoria and Cape Town.

Pro-Active said that the theft of motor vehicles/organized crime is a profession like any other and the criminals are engaging in the activities for monetary benefit.

Using data based on published information by the SAPS, tracking companies, and Insurance Crime Bureau, the application has mapped out the areas where people need to be most vigilant.

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Joburg

Johannesburg Roads

1. Pretoria Road , CR Swart
2. Elgin Road and Pretoria Road, Johannesburg
3. Linksfield Road, N3
4. Booysens Road, M1
5. Nelson Mandela Bridge
6. Wolmarans road, Johannesburg
7. Saratoga road, Johannesburg
8. Abel road, Johannesburg
9. Houghton Drive, M1
10. Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg
11. Krause Street, Pageview
12. Heidelberg Road, Johannesburg
13. Kyalami Drive, Johannesburg
14. Beyers Naude road and N1
15. Sunninghill, N1, Rivonia
16. Midrand, Clayville
17. Grayston, Rivonia, 11th Street.
18. Empire Road, Johannesburg
19. Jan Smuts Avenue, William Nicol Drive, Hyde Park
20. Witkoppen Road
21. Bramley, Johannesburg
22. Yeoville, Johannesburg
23. Norwood, Johannesburg
24. Sandringham, Johannesburg
25. 11th avenue and 7th Avenue, Johannesburg
26. Hillbrow Precinct, Upper Houghton, Killarney
27. Saxonworld, Parkwood
28. Christiaan de Wet and Wilgerood road
29. Louis Botha Avenue, M11, Hillbrow, Alexandra
30. Riviera Road and M1
31. 11th Avenue, Fairland
32. 1st Avenue and Pretoria Main road, johannesburg
33. New road and N1, Midrand
34. William Nichol, N1 highway
35. Nelson Mandela Drive, Johannesburg
36. Outside Eskom’s MegaWatt Park. (Maxwell Drive, Sunninghill)
37. Midrand Road and Cedar Road

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Cape Town

Cape Town Roads

1. Military Road and Prince George Drive, Cape Town
2. St Stephens Road, Cape Town
3. Alice Street and Voortrekker Road, Cape Town
4. Station Road, Cape Town
5. Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
6. Prestwich Road, Ebenhezer, Cape Town
7. Vanguard Drive, Cape Town
8. R300, N1 Cape Town

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Pretoria

Pretoria Roads

1. Es’kia Mphahlele Drive
2. Paul Kruger Street
3. R55
4. Burnett Street
5. Delfi Avenue and Garsfontein Road
6. Stormvoel Road Traffic Lights
7. Watermeyer Street Traffic Lights
8. Nelson Mandela Drive
9. Simon Vermooten Rd & Lynnwood Rd
10. Lynwood Drive and Solomon Mahlangu Drive
11. Justice Mahomed Street (Walker Street)
12. Duncan Street
13. Lynnwood Rd & University Rd
14. Rigel and N1 Off Ramp
15. Pretoria St & Simon Vermooten Rd
16. Simon Vermooten Road and Furrow Road
17. Lynwood Road and N1 Off Ramp
18. Solomon Mahlangu Drive (Hans Strydom) and N4 Off Ramp
19. Solomon Mahlangu and R21
20. Atterbury Road and N1 Off Ramp
21. Pretorius Street Traffic Lights
22. Francis Baard Street & Festival Street
23. Francis Baard Street and Hilda Street
24. Francis Baard Street and Grosvenor Street

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