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Albertskroon

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Albertskroon: recorded crime for its police precinct, its school profile, nearby amenities, and minibus taxi access. Johannesburg profiles do not yet carry a StreetSignal safety index; theJohannesburg methodology pageexplains what is published now and why.

Recorded crime in the Sophia Town precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Albertskroon is assigned to the Sophia Town precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 19other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Albertskroon alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Sophia Town precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
All theft not mentioned elsewhere94137 > 119 > 124 > 115 > 94
Common assault7882 > 66 > 48 > 58 > 78
Robbery with aggravating circumstances65101 > 90 > 105 > 85 > 65
Commercial crime6553 > 55 > 49 > 58 > 65
Theft out of or from motor vehicle4858 > 40 > 31 > 29 > 48
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm4575 > 70 > 54 > 55 > 45
Burglary at residential premises4375 > 78 > 51 > 56 > 43
Malicious damage to property3683 > 58 > 40 > 38 > 36
Attempted murder324 > 40 > 47 > 28 > 32
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle2742 > 41 > 30 > 24 > 27
Common robbery2623 > 18 > 20 > 15 > 26
Shoplifting2523 > 37 > 30 > 25 > 25
Burglary at non-residential premises2024 > 34 > 28 > 13 > 20
Murder159 > 11 > 17 > 15 > 15
Rape1511 > 10 > 12 > 15 > 15
Kidnapping87 > 9 > 4 > 10 > 8
Robbery at residential premises89 > 13 > 21 > 8 > 8
Carjacking522 > 6 > 14 > 11 > 5
Culpable homicide43 > 1 > 2 > 2 > 4
Neglect and ill-treatment of children46 > 2 > 3 > 5 > 4
Arson31 > 1 > 1 > 0 > 3
Crimen injuria10 > 3 > 2 > 0 > 1
Robbery at non-residential premises14 > 7 > 17 > 7 > 1

Trend columns show the January to March quarter for each year from 2022 to 2026 (like-for-like quarters). Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics. SAPS section totals and police-action categories (drug crime, driving under the influence, illegal firearms) are excluded: totals double-count their components, and police-action figures track police effort rather than residential victimisation. Precinct assignment uses StreetSignal's own station-catchment construction, which can differ from official precinct boundaries; see themethodology.

Amenities near Albertskroon

Community-mapped facilities from OpenStreetMap, measured straight-line from the suburb centre. Mapping completeness varies by area, so these are minimum counts of what has been mapped, not a full inventory.

Retail
2 within 1 km, 355 within 5 km
Nearest: Jumbo Farmers (0.2 km)
Sport and recreation
2 within 1 km, 325 within 5 km
Nearest: Northcliff Cricket Grounds (1.1 km)
Food and drink
1 within 1 km, 201 within 5 km
Nearest: Villa barcelona Cafe (0.7 km)
Parks and green space
11 within 1 km, 97 within 5 km
Nearest: Ochse Square Park (0.1 km)
Supermarkets
2 within 1 km, 89 within 5 km
Nearest: Jumbo Farmers (0.2 km)
Education facilities
0 within 1 km, 88 within 5 km
Nearest: Esperanza Primary School (1.2 km)
Transport stops
0 within 1 km, 55 within 5 km
Nearest: End and Perth Road (2.5 km)
Fuel stations
2 within 1 km, 49 within 5 km
Nearest: BP (0.1 km)
Places of worship
0 within 1 km, 46 within 5 km
Nearest: Waterval Gemeente (1.5 km)
Banks and ATMs
0 within 1 km, 32 within 5 km
Nearest: FNB (2.1 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 25 within 5 km
Nearest: Dr. Theo Louridas (2.0 km)
Pharmacies
0 within 1 km, 20 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (2.1 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 12 within 5 km
Nearest: Newlands Library (1.7 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 7 within 5 km
Nearest: Roosevelt Park Fire Station (1.8 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: danger junkie yard and recycling (2.8 km)

Minibus taxi access

0
taxi facilities within 2 km
10
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Soweto(2.8 km, informal). Destinations served include Johannesburg.

Source: CSIR Gauteng taxi facility survey (2024). Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre. A lighting value is recorded for a minority of facilities only; where it is absent, lighting was not surveyed. Destination names are verbatim survey entries.

Where this data comes from

  • Crime: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (precinct level, latest quarter January 2026 to March 2026).
  • Schools: Department of Basic Education EMIS masterlist, Gauteng, Q3 2025.
  • Amenities and suburb boundaries: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
  • Minibus taxi facilities: CSIR Gauteng taxi facility survey, 2024.

Full method, limitations, and citations:Johannesburg methodology. Attribution for every source: data attribution.