Is Eersterivier safe?

Eersterivier scores 25/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Kleinvlei precinct records 7,496 annualised crimes across 107,810 station residents. The crime trend is up. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Eerste River (Eersterivier) Safe? 25/100 Index (2026)

Q: How does Eersterivier compare to nearby suburbs?

Eersterivier (25/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Eersterivier South scores 30/100, Electric City scores 30/100, Forest Heights scores 40/100. See the full comparison on the Eersterivier suburb profile.

Eersterivier (also written Eerste River) scores 25 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 7,496 across a station population of 107,810 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 25/100 places Eersterivier 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 45,987.

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 25/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Eersterivier’s rate sub-index is 21/100 and its volume sub-index is 30/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Eersterivier score 25 out of 100?

Eersterivier maps to the Kleinvlei SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 107,810 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 21 places Eersterivier’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 30 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Eersterivier compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Eersterivier	Kleinvlei	25/100	21	30	7,496	Up
Eersterivier South	Kleinvlei	30/100	22	41	7,496	Up
Electric City	Kleinvlei	30/100	24	38	7,496	Up
Forest Heights	Kleinvlei	40/100	28	56	7,496	Up
Forest Village	Kleinvlei	29/100	24	36	7,496	Up
Rosedale - Klein Vlei	Kleinvlei	47/100	34	66	7,496	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 Eersterivier?

Property valuation data is not available for Eersterivier.

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

Schools in Eersterivier

Eersterivier has 3 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Renaissance Private School	combined	independent	Q2	13.8:1
Blue Downs High School	secondary	public	N/A	32.2:1
Stratford Primary School	primary	public	Q5	35.9:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Eersterivier a safe area in Cape Town?

Eersterivier records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Eersterivier scores 25/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 7,496 annualised crimes. The Kleinvlei precinct serves 107,810 residents. The trend is up.

What is the crime rate in Eersterivier?

Eersterivier’s Kleinvlei precinct records 7,496 annualised crimes across 107,810 residents. The safety index is 25/100, with a rate sub-index of 21 and volume sub-index of 30.

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