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Wilropark

Johannesburg, Gauteng

What official and community-mapped data says about Wilropark: 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 Roodepoort precinct

SAPS publishes crime figures for police precincts, not suburbs.Wilropark is assigned to the Roodepoort precinct, whose figures cover this suburb and 34other suburbs. These are precinct totals, not measurements of Wilropark alone, and there is no per-suburb safety index for Johannesburg yet.

Recorded crime by category for the Roodepoort precinct, January 2026 to March 2026
CategoryJanuary 2026 to March 2026Five-year quarterly trend
All theft not mentioned elsewhere227282 > 310 > 250 > 210 > 227
Common assault202123 > 219 > 202 > 188 > 202
Commercial crime192103 > 121 > 207 > 182 > 192
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm184113 > 154 > 157 > 158 > 184
Robbery with aggravating circumstances145110 > 176 > 231 > 170 > 145
Burglary at residential premises102145 > 182 > 185 > 119 > 102
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle92120 > 138 > 133 > 129 > 92
Malicious damage to property9160 > 91 > 89 > 96 > 91
Theft out of or from motor vehicle8273 > 120 > 121 > 76 > 82
Common robbery5236 > 60 > 59 > 57 > 52
Shoplifting5178 > 59 > 70 > 63 > 51
Rape4927 > 27 > 33 > 60 > 49
Kidnapping4213 > 25 > 34 > 48 > 42
Attempted murder3217 > 37 > 31 > 39 > 32
Burglary at non-residential premises2845 > 51 > 37 > 24 > 28
Carjacking2510 > 21 > 29 > 22 > 25
Robbery at residential premises2531 > 47 > 53 > 43 > 25
Murder2220 > 42 > 43 > 25 > 22
Robbery at non-residential premises1013 > 21 > 19 > 10 > 10
Culpable homicide54 > 5 > 1 > 3 > 5
Sexual assault412 > 10 > 1 > 4 > 4
Crimen injuria26 > 4 > 3 > 3 > 2
Stock-theft10 > 0 > 2 > 2 > 1
Arson12 > 7 > 5 > 1 > 1
Truck hijacking12 > 3 > 2 > 0 > 1
Robbery of cash in transit10 > 0 > 0 > 1 > 1
Attempted sexual offences11 > 2 > 2 > 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.

Schools in Wilropark

2
schools (DBE EMIS)
0
no-fee schools
6.3
learners per educator

Quintile mix: N/A: 2 (quintile 1 serves the lowest-income communities, quintile 5 the highest).

  • THE LEARNING CURVE (special needs education school)
  • LE-AMEN (combined school)

Amenities near Wilropark

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
10 within 1 km, 164 within 5 km
Nearest: Spar (0.3 km)
Sport and recreation
1 within 1 km, 54 within 5 km
Nearest: Suifiducia Roodepoort (0.9 km)
Food and drink
2 within 1 km, 52 within 5 km
Nearest: Steers (0.4 km)
Parks and green space
0 within 1 km, 36 within 5 km
Nearest: Dee Dee Brown Memorial Park (1.0 km)
Supermarkets
5 within 1 km, 34 within 5 km
Nearest: Spar (0.3 km)
Education facilities
2 within 1 km, 24 within 5 km
Nearest: tulip (0.2 km)
Fuel stations
3 within 1 km, 24 within 5 km
Nearest: Engen (0.4 km)
Banks and ATMs
2 within 1 km, 17 within 5 km
Nearest: FNB (2.8 km)
Places of worship
4 within 1 km, 12 within 5 km
Nearest: AGS Wilropark (0.4 km)
Transport stops
0 within 1 km, 9 within 5 km
Nearest: Princess (2.1 km)
Pharmacies
1 within 1 km, 7 within 5 km
Nearest: Ouklip Pharmacy (0.7 km)
Healthcare
0 within 1 km, 6 within 5 km
Nearest: G4 Medical Services - NiteDoc (1.7 km)
Police and emergency
0 within 1 km, 0 within 5 km
Nearest: Roodepoort Fire Department (6.3 km)
Civic facilities
0 within 1 km, 0 within 5 km
Nearest: Discovery Recreation Center (6.1 km)
Waste and recycling
0 within 1 km, 0 within 5 km
Nearest: Fairlands Garden Site (8.7 km)

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.