Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Soweto: 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 Meadowlands precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Soweto is assigned to the Meadowlands precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 5other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Soweto alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 102 | 57 > 88 > 74 > 90 > 102 |
| Common assault | 92 | 146 > 214 > 167 > 148 > 92 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 76 | 104 > 114 > 119 > 74 > 76 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 69 | 85 > 123 > 88 > 82 > 69 |
| Malicious damage to property | 63 | 86 > 93 > 66 > 72 > 63 |
| Commercial crime | 52 | 46 > 47 > 50 > 66 > 52 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 41 | 52 > 68 > 67 > 44 > 41 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 35 | 27 > 23 > 29 > 17 > 35 |
| Common robbery | 33 | 24 > 32 > 22 > 34 > 33 |
| Kidnapping | 28 | 7 > 15 > 9 > 15 > 28 |
| Attempted murder | 24 | 6 > 11 > 14 > 18 > 24 |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 14 > 45 > 47 > 37 > 24 |
| Rape | 21 | 25 > 17 > 18 > 28 > 21 |
| Carjacking | 17 | 6 > 15 > 8 > 18 > 17 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 15 | 15 > 5 > 4 > 13 > 15 |
| Murder | 12 | 20 > 24 > 15 > 13 > 12 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 9 | 13 > 13 > 9 > 12 > 9 |
| Sexual assault | 8 | 2 > 8 > 7 > 1 > 8 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 8 | 7 > 13 > 4 > 17 > 8 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 5 | 14 > 5 > 13 > 3 > 5 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2 | 4 > 2 > 3 > 0 > 2 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1 | 1 > 0 > 2 > 4 > 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 Soweto
Quintile mix: N/A: 12, Q1: 3, Q2: 3, Q3: 60, Q4: 34, Q5: 3 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).
- FARANANI PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- GLENRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- SIYABONGA SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 100.0% of 219)
- GOZA PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- THABA-JABULA SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 83.8% of 266)
- MUSI COMPREHENSIVE (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 79.3% of 217)
- LETSIBOGO GIRLS MATHS, SCIENCE & ICT SCHOOL OF SPECIALISATION (secondary school, 2025 matric 98.8% of 253)
- LAMULA JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 100.0% of 167)
- NOMZAMO MADIKIZELA MANDELA PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
- MAPETLA HIGH SCHOOL (secondary school, no-fee, 2025 matric 80.6% of 211)
What this matric figure is. National Senior Certificate results from the Department of Basic Education's 2025 School Performance Report, covering the 27 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 115 schools.
Amenities near Soweto
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: Soweto(1.0 km, informal). Destinations served include Johannesburg, Western.
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.