Maitland scores 16/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Maitland precinct records 2,084 annualised crimes across 19,972 station residents. The crime trend is up. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Maitland Safe? 16/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Maitland compare to nearby suburbs?

Maitland (16/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Brooklyn scores 13/100, Kensington scores 32/100, Maitland Garden Village scores 22/100. See the full comparison on the Maitland suburb profile.

Maitland scores 16 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 2,084 across a station population of 19,972 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 16/100 places Maitland 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 7,844.

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 16/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Maitland’s rate sub-index is 8/100 and its volume sub-index is 32/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Maitland score 16 out of 100?

Maitland maps to the Maitland SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 19,972 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 8 places Maitland’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 32 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Maitland compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Maitland	Maitland	16/100	8	32	2,084	Up
Brooklyn	Maitland	13/100	6	29	2,084	Up
Kensington	Kensington	32/100	26	40	1,708	Up
Maitland Garden Village	Maitland	22/100	10	49	2,084	Up
Observatory	Woodstock	17/100	9	34	3,900	Stable
Pinelands	Pinelands	34/100	29	41	1,228	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 Maitland?

Property valuation data is not available for Maitland.

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

Schools in Maitland

Maitland has 6 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Koeberg High School	secondary	public	N/A	14.7:1
Holy Cross High School (Maitland)	secondary	independent	N/A	15.6:1
Oude Molen Hts.	secondary	public	Q5	23.7:1
Koeberg Primary School	primary	public	Q5	31.3:1
H.J. Kroneberg Junior Primary School	primary	public	Q5	31.6:1
Maitland High School	secondary	public	Q4	31.7:1

Matric results show a 82.5% aggregate pass rate across 371 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Maitland a safe area in Cape Town?

Maitland records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Maitland scores 16/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 2,084 annualised crimes. The Maitland precinct serves 19,972 residents. The trend is up.

What is the crime rate in Maitland?

Maitland’s Maitland precinct records 2,084 annualised crimes across 19,972 residents. The safety index is 16/100, with a rate sub-index of 8 and volume sub-index of 32.

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