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Strathavon

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Strathavon: 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 Alexandra precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Strathavon is assigned to the Alexandra precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 11other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Strathavon alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Alexandra precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
Common assault211305 > 356 > 245 > 322 > 211
Robbery with aggravating circumstances150221 > 108 > 101 > 95 > 150
Commercial crime13527 > 43 > 71 > 103 > 135
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm126222 > 214 > 152 > 155 > 126
Malicious damage to property119153 > 147 > 102 > 119 > 119
All theft not mentioned elsewhere91190 > 167 > 105 > 133 > 91
Carjacking6361 > 17 > 26 > 31 > 63
Shoplifting6136 > 44 > 60 > 46 > 61
Attempted murder4428 > 22 > 23 > 27 > 44
Common robbery3857 > 48 > 37 > 51 > 38
Burglary at residential premises3468 > 55 > 45 > 57 > 34
Kidnapping3310 > 14 > 18 > 16 > 33
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle3240 > 16 > 28 > 37 > 32
Murder3121 > 20 > 14 > 22 > 31
Rape3045 > 32 > 42 > 45 > 30
Robbery at residential premises1411 > 8 > 6 > 4 > 14
Theft out of or from motor vehicle1342 > 35 > 21 > 33 > 13
Crimen injuria93 > 3 > 3 > 4 > 9
Burglary at non-residential premises912 > 11 > 10 > 16 > 9
Robbery at non-residential premises75 > 6 > 4 > 4 > 7
Sexual assault69 > 8 > 4 > 4 > 6
Neglect and ill-treatment of children24 > 3 > 2 > 5 > 2
Arson13 > 2 > 1 > 0 > 1
Truck hijacking11 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 1
Robbery of cash in transit10 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 1
Attempted sexual offences11 > 0 > 3 > 0 > 1
Contact sexual offences10 > 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 Strathavon

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
13 within 1 km, 476 within 5 km
Nearest: 1 Stop Nutrition (0.7 km)
Food and drink
16 within 1 km, 263 within 5 km
Nearest: Kauai Virgin Active Sandton (0.6 km)
Sport and recreation
10 within 1 km, 227 within 5 km
Nearest: Virgin Active (0.6 km)
Transport stops
3 within 1 km, 117 within 5 km
Nearest: 151 Katherine Street (0.7 km)
Supermarkets
4 within 1 km, 85 within 5 km
Nearest: Woolworths (0.7 km)
Parks and green space
1 within 1 km, 61 within 5 km
Nearest: Linden Road Park (0.3 km)
Fuel stations
3 within 1 km, 58 within 5 km
Nearest: Shell (0.7 km)
Banks and ATMs
4 within 1 km, 57 within 5 km
Nearest: FNB (0.8 km)
Education facilities
1 within 1 km, 51 within 5 km
Nearest: Grayston Preparatory School (0.8 km)
Places of worship
2 within 1 km, 22 within 5 km
Nearest: Rivers Church (0.8 km)
Pharmacies
1 within 1 km, 18 within 5 km
Nearest: Medifam Family Medical Centre (0.7 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 13 within 5 km
Nearest: Lancet Labratories Covid-19 Testing Site (1.5 km)
Police and emergency
2 within 1 km, 10 within 5 km
Nearest: Sandton Fire Station (0.8 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: Sandton Public Library (2.0 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 4 within 5 km
Nearest: Pikitup Dump site (4.8 km)

Minibus taxi access

1
taxi facilities within 2 km
12
within 5 km

Nearest facility: Sandton(1.9 km, formal). Destinations served include Germiston, Rabie ridge, Baragwana, Katlehong, Ivory park, Johannesburg.

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.