Langa scores 15/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Langa precinct records 2,720 annualised crimes across 55,961 station residents. The crime trend is stable. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Langa Safe? 15/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Langa compare to nearby suburbs?

Langa (15/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Bonteheuwel scores 26/100, Bridgetown scores 28/100, Kewtown scores 31/100. See the full comparison on the Langa suburb profile.

Langa scores 15 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 2,720 across a station population of 55,961 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 15/100 places Langa 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 55,961.

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 15/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Langa’s rate sub-index is 15/100 and its volume sub-index is 15/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Langa score 15 out of 100?

Langa maps to the Langa SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 55,961 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 15 places Langa’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 15 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Langa compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Langa	Langa	15/100	15	15	2,720	Stable
Bonteheuwel	Bishop Lavis	26/100	28	24	7,448	Up
Bridgetown	Athlone	28/100	22	36	4,444	Down
Kewtown	Athlone	31/100	24	41	4,444	Down
Pinelands	Pinelands	34/100	29	41	1,228	Stable
Welcome Estate	Manenberg	73/100	64	83	4,860	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 Langa?

Property valuation data is not available for Langa.

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

Schools in Langa

Langa has 9 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Ikamvalethu Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	34.4:1
Langa Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	36.5:1
Isilimela Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	35.8:1
Kulani Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	32.9:1
Mokone Primary School	primary	public	Q3	26.1:1
Moshesh Primary School	primary	public	Q3	39.7:1
Siyabulela Primary School	primary	public	Q3	34.0:1
Thembani Primary School	primary	public	Q3	36.0:1

Matric results show a 79.4% aggregate pass rate across 925 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Langa a safe area in Cape Town?

Langa records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Langa scores 15/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 2,720 annualised crimes. The Langa precinct serves 55,961 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Langa?

Langa’s Langa precinct records 2,720 annualised crimes across 55,961 residents. The safety index is 15/100, with a rate sub-index of 15 and volume sub-index of 15.

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