The Gardens
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about The Gardens: 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 Norwood precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.The Gardens is assigned to the Norwood precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 5other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of The Gardens alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial crime | 155 | 88 > 110 > 99 > 119 > 155 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 79 | 115 > 107 > 110 > 99 > 79 |
| Common assault | 53 | 57 > 62 > 56 > 53 > 53 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 47 | 33 > 46 > 28 > 39 > 47 |
| Shoplifting | 35 | 18 > 18 > 33 > 17 > 35 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 29 | 30 > 33 > 55 > 36 > 29 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 28 | 55 > 71 > 51 > 34 > 28 |
| Common robbery | 25 | 21 > 27 > 20 > 15 > 25 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 21 | 23 > 31 > 20 > 18 > 21 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 17 | 31 > 26 > 19 > 32 > 17 |
| Malicious damage to property | 16 | 31 > 25 > 21 > 20 > 16 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 9 | 17 > 17 > 17 > 6 > 9 |
| Kidnapping | 7 | 1 > 3 > 11 > 5 > 7 |
| Sexual assault | 5 | 2 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 |
| Carjacking | 5 | 10 > 2 > 14 > 3 > 5 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 4 | 6 > 5 > 18 > 7 > 4 |
| Crimen injuria | 3 | 12 > 3 > 6 > 3 > 3 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 3 | 1 > 2 > 4 > 1 > 3 |
| Culpable homicide | 2 | 1 > 3 > 0 > 1 > 2 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 1 | 0 > 1 > 0 > 0 > 1 |
| Truck hijacking | 1 | 0 > 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 The Gardens
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: Sandton(3.9 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.