Is Mandela Park Safe? 12/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Mandela Park compare to nearby suburbs?

Mandela Park (12/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Driftsands scores 23/100, Ekuphumleni scores 0/100, Eyethu scores 81/100. See the full comparison on the Mandela Park suburb profile.

Mandela Park scores 12 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 4,072 across a station population of 63,292 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 12/100 places Mandela Park 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 28,834.

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 12/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Mandela Park’s rate sub-index is 8/100 and its volume sub-index is 18/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Mandela Park score 12 out of 100?

Mandela Park maps to the Harare SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 63,292 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 Mandela Park’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 18 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Mandela Park compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Mandela Park	Harare	12/100	8	18	4,072	Stable
Driftsands	Mfuleni	23/100	24	22	9,264	Down
Harare	Harare	3/100	1	12	4,072	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 Mandela Park?

Property valuation data is not available for Mandela Park.

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

Schools in Mandela Park

Mandela Park has 6 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Thembelihle High School	secondary	public	Q2	38.9:1
Nomsa Mapongwana Primary School	primary	public	Q3	38.2:1
Chuma Public Primary School	primary	public	Q3	30.1:1
Sivuyiseni Public Primary School	primary	public	Q3	38.4:1
Uxolo High School	secondary	public	Q3	35.1:1
Sizimisele Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	33.7:1

Matric results show a 95.9% aggregate pass rate across 632 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Mandela Park a safe area in Cape Town?

Mandela Park records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Mandela Park scores 12/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 4,072 annualised crimes. The Harare precinct serves 63,292 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Mandela Park?

Mandela Park’s Harare precinct records 4,072 annualised crimes across 63,292 residents. The safety index is 12/100, with a rate sub-index of 8 and volume sub-index of 18.

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