Roodepoort-Wes
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Roodepoort-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 Roodepoort precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Roodepoort-Wes is assigned to the Roodepoort precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 34other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Roodepoort-Wes alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 227 | 282 > 310 > 250 > 210 > 227 |
| Common assault | 202 | 123 > 219 > 202 > 188 > 202 |
| Commercial crime | 192 | 103 > 121 > 207 > 182 > 192 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 184 | 113 > 154 > 157 > 158 > 184 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 145 | 110 > 176 > 231 > 170 > 145 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 102 | 145 > 182 > 185 > 119 > 102 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 92 | 120 > 138 > 133 > 129 > 92 |
| Malicious damage to property | 91 | 60 > 91 > 89 > 96 > 91 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 82 | 73 > 120 > 121 > 76 > 82 |
| Common robbery | 52 | 36 > 60 > 59 > 57 > 52 |
| Shoplifting | 51 | 78 > 59 > 70 > 63 > 51 |
| Rape | 49 | 27 > 27 > 33 > 60 > 49 |
| Kidnapping | 42 | 13 > 25 > 34 > 48 > 42 |
| Attempted murder | 32 | 17 > 37 > 31 > 39 > 32 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 28 | 45 > 51 > 37 > 24 > 28 |
| Carjacking | 25 | 10 > 21 > 29 > 22 > 25 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 25 | 31 > 47 > 53 > 43 > 25 |
| Murder | 22 | 20 > 42 > 43 > 25 > 22 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 10 | 13 > 21 > 19 > 10 > 10 |
| Culpable homicide | 5 | 4 > 5 > 1 > 3 > 5 |
| Sexual assault | 4 | 12 > 10 > 1 > 4 > 4 |
| Crimen injuria | 2 | 6 > 4 > 3 > 3 > 2 |
| Stock-theft | 1 | 0 > 0 > 2 > 2 > 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 2 > 7 > 5 > 1 > 1 |
| Truck hijacking | 1 | 2 > 3 > 2 > 0 > 1 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 1 | 0 > 0 > 0 > 1 > 1 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1 | 1 > 2 > 2 > 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.
Amenities near Roodepoort-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: Johannesburg(1.2 km, formal). Destinations served include Honey Dew, Randparkridge, Rooderkraans, Checkers Hyper, Weldervrede Park, Portview.
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.