Athlone scores 30/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Athlone precinct records 4,444 annualised crimes across 80,519 station residents. The crime trend is down. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Athlone Safe? 30/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Athlone compare to nearby suburbs?

Athlone (30/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Belgravia scores 31/100, Crawford scores 32/100, Hazendal scores 28/100. See the full comparison on the Athlone suburb profile.

Athlone scores 30 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 4,444 across a station population of 80,519 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 30/100 places Athlone in the higher reported crime category across Cape Town’s 736 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 29,090.

A note on methodology: StreetSignal’s safety index is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town’s 744 suburbs; it is not an absolute safety guarantee. The index is a composite of two sub-dimensions: harm-per-resident (rate) and absolute harm volume. A score of 30/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Athlone’s rate sub-index is 22/100 and its volume sub-index is 40/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Athlone score 30 out of 100?

Athlone maps to the Athlone SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 80,519 across multiple suburbs. StreetSignal assigns the primary precinct as the data source. All suburbs under the same precinct receive an identical safety index. This is a known limitation of precinct-level data: the score reflects the precinct as a whole, not any individual suburb within it.

The rate sub-index of 22 places Athlone’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 40 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Athlone compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Athlone	Athlone	30/100	22	40	4,444	Down
Belgravia	Athlone	31/100	22	44	4,444	Down
Crawford	Lansdowne	32/100	21	49	1,672	Down
Hazendal	Athlone	28/100	19	41	4,444	Down
Kewtown	Athlone	31/100	24	41	4,444	Down
Rondebosch	Rondebosch	37/100	34	41	1,096	Stable

A methodology note on shared precincts: Suburbs under the same SAPS precinct receive identical safety indices because the underlying crime data is reported at precinct level, not suburb level. Matching scores between suburbs in the table above may indicate a shared precinct.

What does property cost in Athlone?

Property valuation data is not available for Athlone.

For a broader property analysis, see Cape Town property values 2026.

Schools in Athlone

Athlone has 7 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Al-Azhar High School	secondary	independent	N/A	16.0:1
Little Greenies Preparatory	primary	independent	N/A	11.7:1
Alicedale Primary School	primary	public	Q5	31.7:1
Garlandale Primary School	primary	public	Q5	26.2:1
Garlandale Sekondêr	secondary	public	Q5	30.1:1
Ned Doman High School	secondary	public	Q4	31.0:1
St. Raphael’S Rc Primary School	primary	public	Q5	35.3:1

Matric results show a 85.3% aggregate pass rate across 312 candidates.

For a full analysis, see Cape Town schools and education 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is Athlone a safe area in Cape Town?

Athlone records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Athlone scores 30/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 4,444 annualised crimes. The Athlone precinct serves 80,519 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Athlone?

Athlone’s Athlone precinct records 4,444 annualised crimes across 80,519 residents. The safety index is 30/100, with a rate sub-index of 22 and volume sub-index of 40.

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