Delft South scores 17/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Delft precinct records 11,932 annualised crimes across 216,782 station residents. The crime trend is down. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Delft South Safe? 17/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Delft South compare to nearby suburbs?

Delft South (17/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Delft 8 scores 26/100, Delft 9 scores 24/100, Driftsands scores 23/100. See the full comparison on the Delft South suburb profile.

Delft South scores 17 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 11,932 across a station population of 216,782 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 17/100 places Delft South 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 47,452.

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 17/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Delft South’s rate sub-index is 16/100 and its volume sub-index is 18/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Delft South score 17 out of 100?

Delft South maps to the Delft SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 216,782 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 16 places Delft South’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 18 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Delft South compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Delft South	Delft	17/100	16	18	11,932	Down
Delft 8	Delft	26/100	18	38	11,932	Down
Delft 9	Delft	24/100	18	33	11,932	Down
Driftsands	Mfuleni	23/100	24	22	9,264	Down
Eindhoven	Delft	24/100	17	35	11,932	Down
Leiden	Delft	18/100	17	19	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 Delft South?

Property valuation data is not available for Delft South.

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

Schools in Delft South

Delft South has 7 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Essenhout Primary School	primary	public	Q4	41.6:1
Masibambisane Secondary School	secondary	public	Q4	37.0:1
Simunye Sekondêr	secondary	public	Q4	41.2:1
Sunray Primary School	primary	public	Q4	38.2:1
Delft-South Primary School	primary	public	Q4	31.6:1
Masonwabe Primary School	primary	public	Q4	38.5:1
Welwitsciha Primary School	primary	public	Q4	37.0:1

Matric results show a 75.2% aggregate pass rate across 399 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Delft South a safe area in Cape Town?

Delft South records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Delft South scores 17/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 11,932 annualised crimes. The Delft precinct serves 216,782 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Delft South?

Delft South’s Delft precinct records 11,932 annualised crimes across 216,782 residents. The safety index is 17/100, with a rate sub-index of 16 and volume sub-index of 18.

Search Delft South’s full neighbourhood profile on StreetSignal for the complete data across safety, property, schools, and services.