Wes-Turffontein
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Wes-Turffontein: 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 Booysens precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Wes-Turffontein is assigned to the Booysens precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 16other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Wes-Turffontein alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.
| Category | January 2026 to March 2026 | Five-year quarterly trend |
|---|---|---|
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 150 | 166 > 243 > 254 > 171 > 150 |
| Common assault | 139 | 108 > 129 > 125 > 113 > 139 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 117 | 152 > 178 > 181 > 148 > 117 |
| Commercial crime | 111 | 57 > 55 > 91 > 91 > 111 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 77 | 80 > 57 > 84 > 58 > 77 |
| Malicious damage to property | 57 | 70 > 64 > 71 > 52 > 57 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 55 | 66 > 64 > 59 > 83 > 55 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 52 | 60 > 82 > 59 > 63 > 52 |
| Common robbery | 41 | 32 > 48 > 50 > 42 > 41 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 39 | 79 > 71 > 51 > 57 > 39 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 31 | 59 > 86 > 43 > 36 > 31 |
| Kidnapping | 25 | 9 > 25 > 23 > 29 > 25 |
| Attempted murder | 20 | 10 > 20 > 15 > 24 > 20 |
| Carjacking | 19 | 30 > 40 > 38 > 29 > 19 |
| Shoplifting | 17 | 26 > 31 > 49 > 30 > 17 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 14 | 15 > 22 > 22 > 14 > 14 |
| Rape | 13 | 14 > 22 > 13 > 6 > 13 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 9 | 42 > 39 > 39 > 24 > 9 |
| Culpable homicide | 6 | 8 > 5 > 6 > 3 > 6 |
| Truck hijacking | 5 | 0 > 1 > 0 > 0 > 5 |
| Murder | 4 | 9 > 8 > 7 > 4 > 4 |
| Sexual assault | 3 | 5 > 1 > 6 > 3 > 3 |
| Crimen injuria | 2 | 2 > 9 > 3 > 3 > 2 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1 | 0 > 1 > 1 > 1 > 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 Wes-Turffontein
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: Johannesburg South(2.1 km, informal). Destinations served include Southdale, Alberton.
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.