Meadowlands East Zone 3
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Meadowlands East Zone 3: 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 Meadowlands precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Meadowlands East Zone 3 is assigned to the Meadowlands precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 5other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Meadowlands East Zone 3 alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 102 | 57 > 88 > 74 > 90 > 102 |
| Common assault | 92 | 146 > 214 > 167 > 148 > 92 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 76 | 104 > 114 > 119 > 74 > 76 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 69 | 85 > 123 > 88 > 82 > 69 |
| Malicious damage to property | 63 | 86 > 93 > 66 > 72 > 63 |
| Commercial crime | 52 | 46 > 47 > 50 > 66 > 52 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 41 | 52 > 68 > 67 > 44 > 41 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 35 | 27 > 23 > 29 > 17 > 35 |
| Common robbery | 33 | 24 > 32 > 22 > 34 > 33 |
| Kidnapping | 28 | 7 > 15 > 9 > 15 > 28 |
| Attempted murder | 24 | 6 > 11 > 14 > 18 > 24 |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 14 > 45 > 47 > 37 > 24 |
| Rape | 21 | 25 > 17 > 18 > 28 > 21 |
| Carjacking | 17 | 6 > 15 > 8 > 18 > 17 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 15 | 15 > 5 > 4 > 13 > 15 |
| Murder | 12 | 20 > 24 > 15 > 13 > 12 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 9 | 13 > 13 > 9 > 12 > 9 |
| Sexual assault | 8 | 2 > 8 > 7 > 1 > 8 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 8 | 7 > 13 > 4 > 17 > 8 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 5 | 14 > 5 > 13 > 3 > 5 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2 | 4 > 2 > 3 > 0 > 2 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1 | 1 > 0 > 2 > 4 > 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 Meadowlands East Zone 3
Quintile mix: Q3: 1, Q4: 2 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).
- TUMANG PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- TSUMBEDZO PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- TSOGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
Amenities near Meadowlands East Zone 3
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(0.3 km, informal). Destinations served include Johannesburg, Western.
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.