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Savoy Estate

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Savoy Estate: 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 Bramley precinct

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

Recorded crime by category for the Bramley precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Commercial crime15991 > 82 > 114 > 112 > 159
All theft not mentioned elsewhere123141 > 157 > 161 > 143 > 123
Robbery with aggravating circumstances10595 > 103 > 85 > 85 > 105
Common assault7272 > 55 > 63 > 74 > 72
Carjacking4335 > 40 > 32 > 30 > 43
Common robbery4051 > 41 > 55 > 56 > 40
Malicious damage to property3636 > 27 > 40 > 28 > 36
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm3443 > 35 > 66 > 26 > 34
Kidnapping318 > 11 > 20 > 17 > 31
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle2724 > 22 > 16 > 29 > 27
Theft out of or from motor vehicle2426 > 53 > 39 > 26 > 24
Burglary at residential premises2337 > 49 > 46 > 24 > 23
Attempted murder158 > 12 > 18 > 10 > 15
Burglary at non-residential premises1518 > 27 > 20 > 18 > 15
Shoplifting1410 > 11 > 17 > 20 > 14
Rape1018 > 17 > 9 > 10 > 10
Robbery at residential premises1016 > 17 > 11 > 9 > 10
Murder510 > 7 > 5 > 7 > 5
Crimen injuria44 > 3 > 3 > 2 > 4
Robbery at non-residential premises42 > 5 > 8 > 3 > 4
Culpable homicide35 > 4 > 3 > 4 > 3
Sexual assault13 > 2 > 0 > 2 > 1
Neglect and ill-treatment of children11 > 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.

Amenities near Savoy Estate

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
1 within 1 km, 440 within 5 km
Nearest: Netball court (1.1 km)
Retail
17 within 1 km, 391 within 5 km
Nearest: GeeWiz (0.5 km)
Food and drink
3 within 1 km, 240 within 5 km
Nearest: KFC (0.6 km)
Supermarkets
3 within 1 km, 82 within 5 km
Nearest: Shoprite (0.6 km)
Transport stops
2 within 1 km, 81 within 5 km
Nearest: Corlett (0.7 km)
Parks and green space
2 within 1 km, 80 within 5 km
Nearest: Savoy Estate Park (0.5 km)
Education facilities
4 within 1 km, 71 within 5 km
Nearest: Rosabelle Klein Waverley Nursery School (0.4 km)
Fuel stations
6 within 1 km, 65 within 5 km
Nearest: Engen (0.7 km)
Banks and ATMs
2 within 1 km, 42 within 5 km
Nearest: Capitec Bank (0.7 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 25 within 5 km
Nearest: Masakhane Clinic (1.9 km)
Places of worship
1 within 1 km, 24 within 5 km
Nearest: Waverley Shul (0.5 km)
Pharmacies
0 within 1 km, 16 within 5 km
Nearest: Clicks (1.2 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 11 within 5 km
Nearest: Bramley (1.1 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 5 within 5 km
Nearest: Alexandra Heritage Centre (3.0 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 1 within 5 km
Nearest: Pridwin Recycling (3.3 km)

Minibus taxi access

0
taxi facilities within 2 km
11
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Alexandre(2.4 km, formal). Destinations served include Johannesburg, Germiston, Kempton park, Edenvale, Alberton, Greenstone.

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.