Klipspruit-Wes
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Klipspruit-Wes: 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 Kliptown precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Klipspruit-Wes is assigned to the Kliptown precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 3other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Klipspruit-Wes alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| Common assault | 102 | 89 > 136 > 91 > 81 > 102 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 86 | 89 > 96 > 105 > 92 > 86 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 80 | 104 > 127 > 133 > 103 > 80 |
| Malicious damage to property | 79 | 98 > 93 > 68 > 66 > 79 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 73 | 92 > 118 > 89 > 87 > 73 |
| Shoplifting | 70 | 76 > 104 > 84 > 76 > 70 |
| Commercial crime | 54 | 40 > 44 > 41 > 60 > 54 |
| Attempted murder | 30 | 13 > 10 > 22 > 26 > 30 |
| Common robbery | 29 | 29 > 32 > 20 > 17 > 29 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 29 | 39 > 37 > 51 > 31 > 29 |
| Rape | 24 | 22 > 24 > 33 > 19 > 24 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 21 | 18 > 24 > 22 > 18 > 21 |
| Murder | 15 | 26 > 18 > 11 > 24 > 15 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 15 | 16 > 17 > 15 > 12 > 15 |
| Kidnapping | 14 | 6 > 16 > 17 > 23 > 14 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 12 | 5 > 4 > 20 > 17 > 12 |
| Carjacking | 11 | 22 > 15 > 18 > 20 > 11 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 10 | 5 > 9 > 9 > 13 > 10 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 7 | 17 > 9 > 18 > 12 > 7 |
| Crimen injuria | 3 | 0 > 0 > 0 > 1 > 3 |
| Culpable homicide | 2 | 1 > 3 > 2 > 3 > 2 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2 | 1 > 5 > 1 > 3 > 2 |
| Public violence | 1 | 1 > 1 > 4 > 1 > 1 |
| Sexual assault | 1 | 5 > 3 > 4 > 2 > 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 > 0 > 1 > 1 > 1 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 1 | 0 > 1 > 0 > 0 > 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 Klipspruit-Wes
Quintile mix: Q4: 2 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).
- ST IVES PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- FIRETHORN PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
Amenities near Klipspruit-Wes
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.
Minibus taxi access
Nearest facility: Soweto(0.9 km, informal). Destinations served include Protea Gardens.
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.