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Allen's Nek

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Allen's Nek: 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 Fairland precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Allen's Nek is assigned to the Fairland precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 7other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Allen's Nek alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Fairland precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Commercial crime5550 > 46 > 51 > 33 > 55
All theft not mentioned elsewhere4541 > 43 > 49 > 39 > 45
Theft out of or from motor vehicle3935 > 27 > 16 > 27 > 39
Burglary at residential premises2234 > 11 > 17 > 14 > 22
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle2120 > 26 > 12 > 27 > 21
Robbery with aggravating circumstances1617 > 20 > 13 > 5 > 16
Malicious damage to property106 > 5 > 9 > 7 > 10
Common assault69 > 12 > 4 > 4 > 6
Robbery at residential premises64 > 4 > 5 > 1 > 6
Common robbery57 > 6 > 7 > 11 > 5
Burglary at non-residential premises53 > 2 > 2 > 6 > 5
Shoplifting38 > 1 > 7 > 4 > 3
Robbery at non-residential premises36 > 5 > 0 > 2 > 3
Sexual assault21 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 2
Kidnapping21 > 1 > 2 > 0 > 2
Crimen injuria11 > 1 > 0 > 1 > 1
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm19 > 3 > 4 > 7 > 1
Carjacking11 > 3 > 2 > 1 > 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.

Schools in Allen's Nek

3
schools (DBE EMIS)
0
no-fee schools
21.7
learners per educator
97.6%
of 254 candidates passed matric in 2025

Quintile mix: N/A: 2, Q5: 1 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).

  • ALLEN GLEN HIGH SCHOOL (secondary school, 2025 matric 97.5% of 242)
  • FAIR RIDGE PRIVATE SCHOOL (secondary school, 2025 matric 100.0% of 12)
  • LEARNWRITE CC INDEPENDENT ASSISTED LEARNING (intermediate school)

What this matric figure is. National Senior Certificate results from the Department of Basic Education's 2025 School Performance Report, covering the 2 schools here that presented candidates. Each school is weighted by its candidate numbers. It is the share of those who wrote the exams and passed — learners who left school before Grade 12 are not counted in it, so it does not show how many children here finish school.

Amenities near Allen's Nek

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
87 within 1 km, 367 within 5 km
Nearest: Hirch's (0.1 km)
Sport and recreation
1 within 1 km, 238 within 5 km
Nearest: iJump (0.1 km)
Food and drink
10 within 1 km, 119 within 5 km
Nearest: Wimpy (0.6 km)
Parks and green space
4 within 1 km, 90 within 5 km
Nearest: greenbelt (1.2 km)
Supermarkets
8 within 1 km, 78 within 5 km
Nearest: Hirch's (0.1 km)
Fuel stations
2 within 1 km, 45 within 5 km
Nearest: BP (0.9 km)
Education facilities
0 within 1 km, 40 within 5 km
Nearest: Allen Glen High School (1.0 km)
Banks and ATMs
5 within 1 km, 32 within 5 km
Nearest: ABSA (0.7 km)
Places of worship
0 within 1 km, 30 within 5 km
Nearest: Panorama Seventh-day Adventist Church (1.3 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 15 within 5 km
Nearest: Weltevreden Park Clinic (2.5 km)
Pharmacies
1 within 1 km, 15 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (0.6 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 5 within 5 km
Nearest: Fairlands Garden Site (3.6 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: Weltevreden Park Library (2.4 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 2 within 5 km
Nearest: Roodepoort Fire Department (3.2 km)
Transport stops
0 within 1 km, 1 within 5 km
Nearest: Westgate Mall Bus station (5.2 km)

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.