Westdene
Johannesburg, Gauteng
What official and community-mapped data says about Westdene: 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.Westdene is assigned to the Sophia Town precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 19other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Westdene 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 Westdene
Quintile mix: N/A: 3 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).
- SPARROW COMBINED (special needs education school)
- WEST RAND SDA PRIMARY SCHOOL (primary school)
- ORBAN SCHOOL (primary school)
Amenities near Westdene
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(0.9 km, informal). Destinations served include Orange farm, Fine town, Lawley, Phefeni.
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.