Is Mitchells Plain CBD Safe? 44/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Mitchells Plain CBD compare to nearby suburbs?

Mitchells Plain CBD (44/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Beacon Valley scores 31/100, Eastridge scores 31/100, Lentegeur scores 26/100. See the full comparison on the Mitchells Plain CBD suburb profile.

Mitchells Plain CBD scores 44 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 15,168 across a station population of 226,109 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 44/100 places Mitchells Plain CBD in the moderate reported crime category across Cape Town’s 736 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 14,880.

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 44/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Mitchells Plain CBD’s rate sub-index is 42/100 and its volume sub-index is 47/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Mitchells Plain CBD score 44 out of 100?

Mitchells Plain CBD maps to the Mitchells Plain SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 226,109 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 42 places Mitchells Plain CBD’s per-capita harm in the moderate range. The volume sub-index of 47 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Mitchells Plain CBD compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Mitchells Plain CBD	Mitchells Plain	44/100	42	47	15,168	Stable
Beacon Valley	Mitchells Plain	31/100	30	32	15,168	Stable
Eastridge	Mitchells Plain	31/100	30	33	15,168	Stable
Lentegeur	Lentegeur	26/100	27	26	6,536	Stable
Portland	Mitchells Plain	32/100	31	33	15,168	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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

Property valuation data is not available for Mitchells Plain CBD.

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

Schools in Mitchells Plain CBD

Mitchells Plain CBD has 1 school.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Mitchell’S Plain High School	secondary	public	Q5	27.4:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Mitchells Plain CBD a safe area in Cape Town?

Mitchells Plain CBD falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Mitchells Plain CBD scores 44/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 15,168 annualised crimes. The Mitchells Plain precinct serves 226,109 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Mitchells Plain CBD?

Mitchells Plain CBD’s Mitchells Plain precinct records 15,168 annualised crimes across 226,109 residents. The safety index is 44/100, with a rate sub-index of 42 and volume sub-index of 47.

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