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Midrand

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Midrand: 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 Midrand precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Midrand is assigned to the Midrand precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 16other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Midrand alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Midrand precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Commercial crime449291 > 358 > 406 > 564 > 449
All theft not mentioned elsewhere298335 > 443 > 349 > 321 > 298
Theft out of or from motor vehicle205118 > 164 > 223 > 161 > 205
Robbery with aggravating circumstances150162 > 214 > 187 > 151 > 150
Common assault12099 > 139 > 144 > 112 > 120
Shoplifting9278 > 92 > 106 > 83 > 92
Common robbery9070 > 54 > 61 > 62 > 90
Burglary at non-residential premises7953 > 97 > 48 > 71 > 79
Burglary at residential premises6076 > 86 > 97 > 64 > 60
Malicious damage to property4437 > 35 > 29 > 36 > 44
Kidnapping4310 > 53 > 36 > 47 > 43
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle3845 > 34 > 61 > 53 > 38
Carjacking2834 > 59 > 46 > 40 > 28
Robbery at residential premises2212 > 16 > 31 > 21 > 22
Rape2115 > 10 > 17 > 15 > 21
Robbery at non-residential premises1820 > 19 > 14 > 18 > 18
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm1717 > 10 > 20 > 21 > 17
Neglect and ill-treatment of children81 > 1 > 1 > 0 > 8
Truck hijacking83 > 9 > 5 > 6 > 8
Attempted murder610 > 14 > 6 > 10 > 6
Culpable homicide614 > 11 > 15 > 8 > 6
Sexual assault55 > 4 > 4 > 3 > 5
Crimen injuria510 > 11 > 10 > 3 > 5
Murder36 > 9 > 5 > 7 > 3
Abduction10 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 1
Attempted sexual offences10 > 2 > 1 > 1 > 1
Contact sexual offences11 > 0 > 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 Midrand

32
schools (DBE EMIS)
12
no-fee schools
27.0
learners per educator
91.2%
of 1 889 candidates passed matric in 2025

Quintile mix: N/A: 19, Q2: 6, Q3: 5, Q4: 1, Q5: 1 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).

  • KAALFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • SEDI LAKA PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • EQINISWENI SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 88.5% of 357)
  • EBONY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • DRAKE KOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • DULCIE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • KAALFONTEIN SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 96.1% of 229)
  • MAYIBUYE PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
  • GIDEON RAMBUWANI PRIMARY SCHOOL (combined school, no-fee)
  • TSOSOLOSO YA AFRICA SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 83.4% of 193)

What this matric figure is. National Senior Certificate results from the Department of Basic Education's 2025 School Performance Report, covering the 12 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.

Showing 10 of 32 schools.

Amenities near Midrand

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
81 within 1 km, 192 within 5 km
Nearest: Nkosiwe (0.1 km)
Food and drink
22 within 1 km, 86 within 5 km
Nearest: Zee's (0.1 km)
Sport and recreation
0 within 1 km, 52 within 5 km
Nearest: Midrand High School Grounds (1.4 km)
Transport stops
7 within 1 km, 43 within 5 km
Nearest: Gallagher Estate, Richards Drive (0.6 km)
Parks and green space
0 within 1 km, 37 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosewood (1.8 km)
Supermarkets
12 within 1 km, 35 within 5 km
Nearest: Shoprite (0.1 km)
Education facilities
1 within 1 km, 27 within 5 km
Nearest: Varsity College Waterfall - Midrand (0.6 km)
Fuel stations
7 within 1 km, 26 within 5 km
Nearest: Engen (0.2 km)
Places of worship
4 within 1 km, 12 within 5 km
Nearest: hope Restoration Ministries (0.3 km)
Pharmacies
2 within 1 km, 9 within 5 km
Nearest: Kalapeng (0.2 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 8 within 5 km
Nearest: Nizamiye Clinic (1.9 km)
Banks and ATMs
6 within 1 km, 7 within 5 km
Nearest: African Bank (0.2 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 1 within 5 km
Nearest: Midrand Fire station (1.1 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 1 within 5 km
Nearest: Highveld Gardens Retirement Lodge (1.2 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 0 within 5 km
Nearest: Pikitup Dump site (7.3 km)

Minibus taxi access

10
taxi facilities within 2 km
20
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Midrand(0.1 km, informal).

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.