Gordons Bay scores 51/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Moderate reported crime. The Gordons Bay precinct records 1,356 annualised crimes across 19,851 station residents. The crime trend is stable. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Gordons Bay Safe? 51/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Gordons Bay compare to nearby suburbs?

Gordons Bay (51/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Admirals Park scores 99+/100, Anchorage Park scores 99+/100, Dobson scores 99+/100. See the full comparison on the Gordons Bay suburb profile.

Gordons Bay scores 51 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 1,356 across a station population of 19,851 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 51/100 places Gordons Bay in the moderate reported crime category across Cape Town’s 736 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 12,597.

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 51/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Gordons Bay’s rate sub-index is 45/100 and its volume sub-index is 58/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Gordons Bay score 51 out of 100?

Gordons Bay maps to the Gordons Bay SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 19,851 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 45 places Gordons Bay’s per-capita harm in the moderate range. The volume sub-index of 58 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Gordons Bay compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Gordons Bay	Gordons Bay	51/100	45	58	1,356	Stable
Admirals Park	Gordons Bay	99+/100	99+	99+	1,356	Stable
Anchorage Park	Gordons Bay	99+/100	99+	99+	1,356	Stable
Dobson	Gordons Bay	99+/100	99+	99+	1,356	Stable
Fairview Golf Estate	Gordons Bay	99+/100	99+	99+	1,356	Stable
Firlands	Gordons Bay	99+/100	99+	99+	1,356	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 Gordons Bay?

Property valuation data is not available for Gordons Bay.

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

Schools in Gordons Bay

Gordons Bay has 2 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Daniel Academy	combined	independent	Q2	8.3:1
Gordon’S Bay College	primary	independent	N/A	0.3:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Gordons Bay a safe area in Cape Town?

Gordons Bay falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Gordons Bay scores 51/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 1,356 annualised crimes. The Gordons Bay precinct serves 19,851 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Gordons Bay?

Gordons Bay’s Gordons Bay precinct records 1,356 annualised crimes across 19,851 residents. The safety index is 51/100, with a rate sub-index of 45 and volume sub-index of 58.

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