Is Goodwood Estate Safe? 32/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Goodwood Estate compare to nearby suburbs?

Goodwood Estate (32/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Goodrail scores 33/100, Goodwood Ext 1 scores 38/100, Ruyterwacht scores 33/100. See the full comparison on the Goodwood Estate suburb profile.

Goodwood Estate scores 32 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 3,004 across a station population of 39,709 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 32/100 places Goodwood Estate 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 8,961.

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. Goodwood Estate’s rate sub-index is 23/100 and its volume sub-index is 45/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Goodwood Estate score 32 out of 100?

Goodwood Estate maps to the Goodwood SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 39,709 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 23 places Goodwood Estate’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 45 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Goodwood Estate compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Goodwood Estate	Goodwood	32/100	23	45	3,004	Down
Goodrail	Elsies River	33/100	27	41	5,744	Up
Goodwood Ext 1	Goodwood	38/100	26	55	3,004	Down
Ruyterwacht	Elsies River	33/100	26	43	5,744	Up
Townsend Estate	Goodwood	31/100	23	41	3,004	Down
Tygerdal	Goodwood	37/100	25	55	3,004	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 Goodwood Estate?

Property valuation data is not available for Goodwood Estate.

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

Schools in Goodwood Estate

Goodwood Estate has 2 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Koos Sadie Primary School	primary	public	Q5	28.9:1
J.G. Meiring Hoërskool	secondary	public	Q5	24.8:1

Matric results show a 93.8% aggregate pass rate across 209 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Goodwood Estate a safe area in Cape Town?

Goodwood Estate records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Goodwood Estate scores 32/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 3,004 annualised crimes. The Goodwood precinct serves 39,709 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Goodwood Estate?

Goodwood Estate’s Goodwood precinct records 3,004 annualised crimes across 39,709 residents. The safety index is 32/100, with a rate sub-index of 23 and volume sub-index of 45.

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