Durbanville scores 32/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Durbanville precinct records 3,996 annualised crimes across 66,873 station residents. The crime trend is stable. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Durbanville Safe? 32/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Durbanville compare to nearby suburbs?

Durbanville (32/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Aurora scores 48/100. See the full comparison on the Durbanville suburb profile.

Durbanville scores 32 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 3,996 across a station population of 66,873 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 32/100 places Durbanville 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 22,816.

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 32/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Durbanville’s rate sub-index is 25/100 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 Durbanville score 32 out of 100?

Durbanville maps to the Durbanville SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 66,873 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 25 places Durbanville’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 40 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Durbanville compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Durbanville	Durbanville	32/100	25	40	3,996	Stable
Aurora	Durbanville	48/100	33	69	3,996	Stable
D’Urbanvale	Durbanville	48/100	33	69	3,996	Stable
Durbanville Hills	Durbanville	99+/100	99+	99+	3,996	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 Durbanville?

Property valuation data is not available for Durbanville.

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

Schools in Durbanville

Durbanville has 7 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
La Vigne Educational House	combined	independent	Q5	5.1:1
Tate International School	combined	independent	N/A	4.8:1
Edu-Play Early Learning Centre	special	independent	N/A	3.6:1
El Shaddai Christian School	combined	independent	Q5	7.8:1
Durbanville Voorbereidingskool	primary	public	Q5	24.9:1
Durbanville Primary School	primary	public	Q5	21.0:1
Durbanville Hoërskool	secondary	public	Q5	21.6:1

Matric results show a 100.0% aggregate pass rate across 300 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Durbanville a safe area in Cape Town?

Durbanville records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Durbanville scores 32/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 3,996 annualised crimes. The Durbanville precinct serves 66,873 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Durbanville?

Durbanville’s Durbanville precinct records 3,996 annualised crimes across 66,873 residents. The safety index is 32/100, with a rate sub-index of 25 and volume sub-index of 40.

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