Is Lavender Hill Safe? 83/100 Safety Score (2026)
Lavender Hill scores 83 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 10 052 across a station population of 83 766 residents. The trend is up.
A score of 83/100 places Lavender Hill in the lower reported crime category across Cape Town’s 734 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 37 605.
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 83/100 means safer than approximately 83% Cape Town suburbs by this methodology. Lavender Hill’s rate sub-index is 94/100 and its volume sub-index is 74/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q3 2025/2026 (October-December 2025).
Why does Lavender Hill score 83 out of 100?
Lavender Hill maps to the Steenberg SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 83 766 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 94 places Lavender Hill’s per-capita harm in the lower range. The volume sub-index of 74 means absolute crime volume is low.
How does Lavender Hill compare to nearby suburbs?
| Suburb | Precinct | Safety index | Rate | Volume | Annualised crimes | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender Hill | Steenberg | 83/100 | 94 | 74 | 10 052 | Up |
| False Bay Coastal Park | Grassy Park | 33/100 | 52 | 21 | 15 936 | Up |
| Grassy Park | Grassy Park | 33/100 | 52 | 21 | 15 936 | Up |
| Retreat | Steenberg | 83/100 | 94 | 74 | 10 052 | Up |
| Seawinds | Muizenberg | 26/100 | 15 | 45 | 9 320 | Up |
| Steenberg | Steenberg | 83/100 | 94 | 74 | 10 052 | 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 Lavender Hill?
Property valuation data is not available for Lavender Hill.
For a broader property analysis, see Cape Town property values 2026.
Schools in Lavender Hill
Lavender Hill has 4 schools.
| School | Phase | Sector | Quintile | LER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillwood Primary School | primary | public | Q4 | 34.7:1 |
| Levana Primary School | primary | public | Q4 | 32.1:1 |
| Prince George Primary School | primary | public | Q4 | 34.2:1 |
| Lavender Hill High School | secondary | public | Q4 | 32.8:1 |
Matric results show a 89.0% aggregate pass rate across 118 candidates.
For a full analysis, see Cape Town schools and education 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lavender Hill a safe area in Cape Town?
Yes, relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Lavender Hill scores 83/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime - with 10 052 annualised crimes. The Steenberg precinct serves 83 766 residents. The trend is up.
What is the crime rate in Lavender Hill?
Lavender Hill’s Steenberg precinct records 10 052 annualised crimes across 83 766 residents. The safety index is 83/100, with a rate sub-index of 94 and volume sub-index of 74.
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