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Maraisburg

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Maraisburg: 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 Florida precinct

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

Recorded crime by category for the Florida precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
All theft not mentioned elsewhere187233 > 238 > 221 > 174 > 187
Commercial crime12986 > 106 > 104 > 119 > 129
Robbery with aggravating circumstances123136 > 145 > 134 > 123 > 123
Common assault98100 > 111 > 114 > 111 > 98
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle8898 > 88 > 86 > 61 > 88
Theft out of or from motor vehicle8268 > 70 > 80 > 77 > 82
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm4455 > 57 > 47 > 49 > 44
Malicious damage to property4070 > 52 > 43 > 36 > 40
Burglary at residential premises3588 > 71 > 83 > 50 > 35
Kidnapping2911 > 23 > 30 > 39 > 29
Common robbery2733 > 46 > 29 > 29 > 27
Carjacking2622 > 29 > 27 > 22 > 26
Shoplifting2427 > 24 > 24 > 27 > 24
Rape1413 > 6 > 13 > 9 > 14
Burglary at non-residential premises1331 > 43 > 36 > 38 > 13
Robbery at non-residential premises1214 > 16 > 24 > 15 > 12
Attempted murder107 > 15 > 13 > 13 > 10
Murder96 > 11 > 21 > 11 > 9
Robbery at residential premises921 > 32 > 20 > 10 > 9
Culpable homicide64 > 4 > 6 > 1 > 6
Sexual assault33 > 5 > 4 > 6 > 3
Crimen injuria22 > 3 > 2 > 3 > 2
Attempted sexual offences21 > 1 > 0 > 1 > 2
Neglect and ill-treatment of children11 > 1 > 0 > 0 > 1
Arson10 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 1
Truck hijacking13 > 3 > 4 > 9 > 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 Maraisburg

2
schools (DBE EMIS)
1
no-fee school
26.6
learners per educator

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

  • ARTHUR MATTHEWS PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school)
  • ROBIN HOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee)

Amenities near Maraisburg

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.

Sport and recreation
5 within 1 km, 245 within 5 km
Nearest: Florida North Swimming Pool (0.5 km)
Retail
3 within 1 km, 223 within 5 km
Nearest: Goldwagon (0.5 km)
Parks and green space
3 within 1 km, 88 within 5 km
Nearest: Dan Pienaar Park (0.5 km)
Food and drink
0 within 1 km, 67 within 5 km
Nearest: Mike's Kitchen (1.1 km)
Supermarkets
2 within 1 km, 66 within 5 km
Nearest: Goldwagon (0.5 km)
Transport stops
4 within 1 km, 63 within 5 km
Nearest: Maraisburg (0.5 km)
Education facilities
2 within 1 km, 61 within 5 km
Nearest: Unified Public School (0.9 km)
Fuel stations
3 within 1 km, 42 within 5 km
Nearest: Engen (0.7 km)
Places of worship
2 within 1 km, 38 within 5 km
Nearest: New Apostolich (0.6 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 25 within 5 km
Nearest: Medicross the Berg (1.8 km)
Banks and ATMs
0 within 1 km, 21 within 5 km
Nearest: Nedbank (1.5 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 12 within 5 km
Nearest: Newlands Library (2.3 km)
Pharmacies
0 within 1 km, 10 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (1.6 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 6 within 5 km
Nearest: Sophiatown Police Station (3.1 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 5 within 5 km
Nearest: danger junkie yard and recycling (3.2 km)

Minibus taxi access

1
taxi facilities within 2 km
14
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Soweto(1.5 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.