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Mosquito Valley

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Mosquito Valley: 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 Lenasia precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Mosquito Valley is assigned to the Lenasia precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 2other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Mosquito Valley alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Lenasia precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Robbery with aggravating circumstances162149 > 139 > 117 > 139 > 162
Common assault125118 > 128 > 105 > 102 > 125
Commercial crime12065 > 58 > 84 > 74 > 120
All theft not mentioned elsewhere101122 > 108 > 91 > 89 > 101
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm9597 > 123 > 133 > 120 > 95
Malicious damage to property7481 > 74 > 64 > 52 > 74
Burglary at residential premises4846 > 44 > 38 > 36 > 48
Carjacking4346 > 28 > 33 > 38 > 43
Kidnapping3614 > 20 > 28 > 35 > 36
Common robbery3531 > 36 > 36 > 29 > 35
Robbery at residential premises3431 > 18 > 15 > 33 > 34
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle3341 > 35 > 69 > 41 > 33
Shoplifting2532 > 36 > 33 > 18 > 25
Attempted murder2416 > 18 > 12 > 40 > 24
Murder2018 > 22 > 19 > 33 > 20
Robbery at non-residential premises1724 > 22 > 11 > 9 > 17
Rape1414 > 24 > 18 > 24 > 14
Burglary at non-residential premises1426 > 46 > 17 > 15 > 14
Theft out of or from motor vehicle1229 > 26 > 32 > 16 > 12
Arson72 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 7
Sexual assault56 > 7 > 4 > 2 > 5
Culpable homicide45 > 2 > 7 > 4 > 4
Crimen injuria32 > 1 > 6 > 4 > 3
Neglect and ill-treatment of children23 > 3 > 0 > 1 > 2
Attempted sexual offences20 > 2 > 0 > 0 > 2

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.

Amenities near Mosquito Valley

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
22 within 1 km, 198 within 5 km
Nearest: Goldwagen (0.8 km)
Sport and recreation
18 within 1 km, 118 within 5 km
Nearest: Squash (0.6 km)
Places of worship
10 within 1 km, 40 within 5 km
Nearest: Musjid Sheikh Zakariyyah (0.1 km)
Education facilities
3 within 1 km, 37 within 5 km
Nearest: Lenasia Secondary School (0.6 km)
Food and drink
8 within 1 km, 29 within 5 km
Nearest: Chicken Licken (0.8 km)
Supermarkets
1 within 1 km, 27 within 5 km
Nearest: Shoprite (0.9 km)
Parks and green space
2 within 1 km, 26 within 5 km
Nearest: Swallow Street Park (0.5 km)
Fuel stations
2 within 1 km, 26 within 5 km
Nearest: Astron Energy (0.8 km)
Transport stops
0 within 1 km, 26 within 5 km
Nearest: Waterworks (1.1 km)
Banks and ATMs
4 within 1 km, 13 within 5 km
Nearest: ABSA (1.3 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 10 within 5 km
Nearest: Smiles (1.1 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 9 within 5 km
Nearest: Ahmed Mia Cassim Male Care Centre (1.0 km)
Pharmacies
2 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (1.0 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: Lenasia Police Station (1.4 km)
Waste and recycling
1 within 1 km, 3 within 5 km
Nearest: Pikitup Flamingo Garden Site (3.0 km)

Minibus taxi access

1
taxi facilities within 2 km
10
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Johannesburg(1.3 km, formal).

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.