Is Brackenfell Central Safe? 87/100 Safety Score (2026)

Brackenfell Central scores 87 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 5 308 across a station population of 53 147 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 87/100 places Brackenfell Central 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 35 135.

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 87/100 means safer than approximately 87% Cape Town suburbs by this methodology. Brackenfell Central’s rate sub-index is 86/100 and its volume sub-index is 88/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q3 2025/2026 (October-December 2025).

Why does Brackenfell Central score 87 out of 100?

Brackenfell Central maps to the Brackenfell SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 53 147 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 86 places Brackenfell Central’s per-capita harm in the lower range. The volume sub-index of 88 means absolute crime volume is low.

How does Brackenfell Central compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Brackenfell Central	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up
Arauna	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up
Ferndale	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up
Morgenster	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up
Morgenster Heights	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up
Protea Heights	Brackenfell	87/100	86	88	5 308	Up

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 Brackenfell Central?

Property valuation data is not available for Brackenfell Central.

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

Schools in Brackenfell Central

Brackenfell Central has 1 school.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Academy Of Global Curriculum High Schoo	secondary	independent	N/A	2.8:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Brackenfell Central a safe area in Cape Town?

Yes, relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Brackenfell Central scores 87/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime - with 5 308 annualised crimes. The Brackenfell precinct serves 53 147 residents. The trend is up.

What is the crime rate in Brackenfell Central?

Brackenfell Central’s Brackenfell precinct records 5 308 annualised crimes across 53 147 residents. The safety index is 87/100, with a rate sub-index of 86 and volume sub-index of 88.

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