Is Belhar Ext 13 Safe? 43/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Belhar Ext 13 compare to nearby suburbs?

Belhar Ext 13 (43/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Belhar Ext 12 scores 43/100, Belhar Ext 14 scores 46/100, Belhar Ext 16 scores 48/100. See the full comparison on the Belhar Ext 13 suburb profile.

Belhar Ext 13 scores 43 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 2,120 across a station population of 70,237 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 43/100 places Belhar Ext 13 in the moderate reported crime category across Cape Town’s 736 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 70,237.

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 43/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Belhar Ext 13’s rate sub-index is 34/100 and its volume sub-index is 54/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Belhar Ext 13 score 43 out of 100?

Belhar Ext 13 maps to the Belhar SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 70,237 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 34 places Belhar Ext 13’s per-capita harm in the moderate range. The volume sub-index of 54 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Belhar Ext 13 compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Belhar Ext 13	Belhar	43/100	34	54	2,120	Down
Belhar Ext 12	Belhar	43/100	34	54	2,120	Down
Belhar Ext 14	Belhar	46/100	34	62	2,120	Down
Belhar Ext 16	Belhar	48/100	37	61	2,120	Down
Belhar Ext 7	Belhar	42/100	32	55	2,120	Down
Delft 1 & 2	Delft	29/100	18	46	11,932	Down

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 Belhar Ext 13?

Property valuation data is not available for Belhar Ext 13.

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

Schools in Belhar Ext 13

Belhar Ext 13 has 1 school.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Matroosbergweg Primary School	primary	public	Q4	33.4:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Belhar Ext 13 a safe area in Cape Town?

Belhar Ext 13 falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Belhar Ext 13 scores 43/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 2,120 annualised crimes. The Belhar precinct serves 70,237 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Belhar Ext 13?

Belhar Ext 13’s Belhar precinct records 2,120 annualised crimes across 70,237 residents. The safety index is 43/100, with a rate sub-index of 34 and volume sub-index of 54.

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