Mfuleni scores 14/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Mfuleni precinct records 9,264 annualised crimes across 239,187 station residents. The crime trend is down. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Mfuleni Safe? 14/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Mfuleni compare to nearby suburbs?

Mfuleni (14/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Driftsands scores 23/100, Fairdale scores 26/100, Fountain Village scores 32/100. See the full comparison on the Mfuleni suburb profile.

Mfuleni scores 14 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 9,264 across a station population of 239,187 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 14/100 places Mfuleni 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 99,789.

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 14/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Mfuleni’s rate sub-index is 17/100 and its volume sub-index is 11/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Mfuleni score 14 out of 100?

Mfuleni maps to the Mfuleni SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 239,187 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 17 places Mfuleni’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 11 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Mfuleni compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Mfuleni	Mfuleni	14/100	17	11	9,264	Down
Driftsands	Mfuleni	23/100	24	22	9,264	Down
Fairdale	Mfuleni	26/100	25	27	9,264	Down
Fountain Village	Mfuleni	32/100	24	44	9,264	Down
Hillcrest Heights	Kleinvlei	36/100	25	51	7,496	Up
Malibu Village	Kleinvlei	30/100	24	38	7,496	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 Mfuleni?

Property valuation data is not available for Mfuleni.

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

Schools in Mfuleni

Mfuleni has 7 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Mfuleni Technical Academy	secondary	public	Q3	37.8:1
Mfuleni Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	33.7:1
Itsitsa Primary School	primary	public	Q3	38.6:1
Mfuleni Primary School	primary	public	Q3	42.1:1
Nyameko Prim	primary	public	Q3	36.4:1
Nal’Ikamva Primary School	primary	public	Q3	37.6:1
Manzomthombo Secondary School	secondary	public	Q3	36.0:1

Matric results show a 80.1% aggregate pass rate across 775 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Mfuleni a safe area in Cape Town?

Mfuleni records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Mfuleni scores 14/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 9,264 annualised crimes. The Mfuleni precinct serves 239,187 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Mfuleni?

Mfuleni’s Mfuleni precinct records 9,264 annualised crimes across 239,187 residents. The safety index is 14/100, with a rate sub-index of 17 and volume sub-index of 11.

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