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Rosebank

Johannesburg, Gauteng

There is also a Rosebank in Cape Town. See Rosebank, Cape Town

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

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Rosebank is assigned to the Rosebank precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 10other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Rosebank alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Rosebank precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Commercial crime6536 > 40 > 66 > 62 > 65
Shoplifting3429 > 24 > 10 > 23 > 34
All theft not mentioned elsewhere3441 > 62 > 68 > 44 > 34
Robbery with aggravating circumstances129 > 15 > 10 > 15 > 12
Theft out of or from motor vehicle1028 > 32 > 12 > 18 > 10
Common assault99 > 6 > 8 > 11 > 9
Malicious damage to property813 > 11 > 7 > 7 > 8
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle79 > 13 > 9 > 8 > 7
Burglary at non-residential premises58 > 12 > 1 > 6 > 5
Common robbery44 > 8 > 19 > 18 > 4
Rape31 > 1 > 2 > 2 > 3
Burglary at residential premises39 > 8 > 6 > 6 > 3
Robbery at residential premises34 > 4 > 1 > 0 > 3
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm28 > 8 > 6 > 8 > 2
Culpable homicide10 > 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 Rosebank

3
schools (DBE EMIS)
0
no-fee schools
12.0
learners per educator

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

  • ST TERESA'S MERCY SENIOR PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL (combined school)
  • ROSEBANK PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school)
  • VULEKA SCHOOL (primary school)

Amenities near Rosebank

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
58 within 1 km, 752 within 5 km
Nearest: Netball Court (0.1 km)
Retail
34 within 1 km, 406 within 5 km
Nearest: meat.etc (0.3 km)
Food and drink
49 within 1 km, 333 within 5 km
Nearest: La Parada (0.3 km)
Parks and green space
5 within 1 km, 124 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosebank Park (0.5 km)
Transport stops
14 within 1 km, 96 within 5 km
Nearest: Tourist Bus Stop (0.3 km)
Education facilities
8 within 1 km, 91 within 5 km
Nearest: Villeka Primary School (0.1 km)
Supermarkets
8 within 1 km, 75 within 5 km
Nearest: Pick n Pay (0.4 km)
Banks and ATMs
4 within 1 km, 48 within 5 km
Nearest: Standard Bank (0.4 km)
Fuel stations
3 within 1 km, 47 within 5 km
Nearest: Caltex (0.4 km)
Places of worship
2 within 1 km, 39 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosebank Catholic Church (0.3 km)
Healthcare
5 within 1 km, 27 within 5 km
Nearest: Dental Surgery (0.1 km)
Pharmacies
2 within 1 km, 18 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (0.4 km)
Civic facilities
1 within 1 km, 10 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosebank Library (0.5 km)
Waste and recycling
1 within 1 km, 9 within 5 km
Nearest: Pridwin Recycling (0.9 km)
Police and emergency
2 within 1 km, 6 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosebank Police Station (0.3 km)

Minibus taxi access

1
taxi facilities within 2 km
5
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Sandton(0.2 km, informal). Destinations served include Thembisa, Oliven, Alexandra, Joburg, Ivory.

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.