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Port Saint John’s score: 61/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Port Saint John’s safe? South Africa travel risk

Is Port Saint John’s safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Port Saint John’s scores 61/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates South Africa Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Port Saint John’s scores 61/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Africa (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Port Saint John’s: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: crime and scams (92/100) and security (60/100).

A score of 61 is higher than the scores of 85% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the South Africa travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 31.6288° S, 29.5369° E in Eastern Cape, Port Saint John’s features an altitude of 7 m. The settlement is located 667.2 km NNW from Pretoria.

Region
Eastern Cape
Coordinates
31.6288° S, 29.5369° E
Elevation
7 m
Time Zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Population
6,441
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Durban (242.6 km NE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Port St Johns Airport (JOH) 2.9 km NNW
Hospital Care St Elizabeth Hospital 30.0 km N

Adjacent Localities in South Africa

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Port Saint John’s happened in March, June and December (3 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the South Africa travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the South Africa entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Mthatha 15
70.9 km W
Margate 17
117.1 km NE
Port Shepstone 10
130.7 km NE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy