Is Belhar Ext 13 Safe? 84/100 Safety Score (2026)

Belhar Ext 13 scores 84 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 6 664 across a station population of 70 237 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 84/100 places Belhar Ext 13 in the lower reported crime category across Cape Town’s 734 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 84/100 means safer than approximately 84% Cape Town suburbs by this methodology. Belhar Ext 13’s rate sub-index is 89/100 and its volume sub-index is 79/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q3 2025/2026 (October-December 2025).

Why does Belhar Ext 13 score 84 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 89 places Belhar Ext 13’s per-capita harm in the lower range. The volume sub-index of 79 means absolute crime volume is low.

How does Belhar Ext 13 compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Belhar Ext 13	Belhar	84/100	89	79	6 664	Up
Belhar Ext 12	Belhar	84/100	89	79	6 664	Up
Belhar Ext 14	Belhar	84/100	89	79	6 664	Up
Belhar Ext 16	Belhar	84/100	89	79	6 664	Up
Belhar Ext 7	Belhar	84/100	89	79	6 664	Up
Delft 1 & 2	Delft	4/100	8	2	39 268	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 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?

Yes, relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Belhar Ext 13 scores 84/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime - with 6 664 annualised crimes. The Belhar precinct serves 70 237 residents. The trend is up.

What is the crime rate in Belhar Ext 13?

Belhar Ext 13’s Belhar precinct records 6 664 annualised crimes across 70 237 residents. The safety index is 84/100, with a rate sub-index of 89 and volume sub-index of 79.

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