Westbury Ext 3
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Westbury Ext 3: 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 Sophia Town precinct
SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Westbury Ext 3 is assigned to the Sophia Town precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 19other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Westbury Ext 3 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 | 94 | 137 > 119 > 124 > 115 > 94 |
| Common assault | 78 | 82 > 66 > 48 > 58 > 78 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 65 | 101 > 90 > 105 > 85 > 65 |
| Commercial crime | 65 | 53 > 55 > 49 > 58 > 65 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 48 | 58 > 40 > 31 > 29 > 48 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 45 | 75 > 70 > 54 > 55 > 45 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 43 | 75 > 78 > 51 > 56 > 43 |
| Malicious damage to property | 36 | 83 > 58 > 40 > 38 > 36 |
| Attempted murder | 32 | 4 > 40 > 47 > 28 > 32 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 27 | 42 > 41 > 30 > 24 > 27 |
| Common robbery | 26 | 23 > 18 > 20 > 15 > 26 |
| Shoplifting | 25 | 23 > 37 > 30 > 25 > 25 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 20 | 24 > 34 > 28 > 13 > 20 |
| Murder | 15 | 9 > 11 > 17 > 15 > 15 |
| Rape | 15 | 11 > 10 > 12 > 15 > 15 |
| Kidnapping | 8 | 7 > 9 > 4 > 10 > 8 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 8 | 9 > 13 > 21 > 8 > 8 |
| Carjacking | 5 | 22 > 6 > 14 > 11 > 5 |
| Culpable homicide | 4 | 3 > 1 > 2 > 2 > 4 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 4 | 6 > 2 > 3 > 5 > 4 |
| Arson | 3 | 1 > 1 > 1 > 0 > 3 |
| Crimen injuria | 1 | 0 > 3 > 2 > 0 > 1 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 1 | 4 > 7 > 17 > 7 > 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 Westbury Ext 3
Quintile mix: Q4: 1 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).
- WESTBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school, no-fee)
Amenities near Westbury Ext 3
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(0.8 km, informal). Destinations served include Isiland.
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.