Nomzamo scores 20/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Lwandle precinct records 2,588 annualised crimes across 79,878 station residents. The crime trend is down. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Nomzamo Safe? 20/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Nomzamo compare to nearby suburbs?

Nomzamo (20/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Heritage Park scores 52/100, Lwandle scores 20/100. See the full comparison on the Nomzamo suburb profile.

Nomzamo scores 20 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 2,588 across a station population of 79,878 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 20/100 places Nomzamo 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 47,457.

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 20/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Nomzamo’s rate sub-index is 20/100 and its volume sub-index is 21/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Nomzamo score 20 out of 100?

Nomzamo maps to the Lwandle SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 79,878 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 20 places Nomzamo’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 21 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Nomzamo compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Nomzamo	Lwandle	20/100	20	21	2,588	Down
Heritage Park	Somerset West	52/100	41	66	3,828	Down
Lwandle	Lwandle	20/100	16	25	2,588	Down
Onverwacht - The Strand	Strand	41/100	33	51	5,284	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 Nomzamo?

Property valuation data is not available for Nomzamo.

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

Schools in Nomzamo

Nomzamo has 4 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Nomzamo Primary School	primary	public	Q3	42.8:1
Nomzamo High School	secondary	public	Q3	33.7:1
Ekukhanyiselweni Christian School	primary	independent	Q2	23.8:1
A.C.J. Phakade Primary School	primary	public	Q2	40.6:1

Matric results show a 88.8% aggregate pass rate across 169 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Nomzamo a safe area in Cape Town?

Nomzamo records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Nomzamo scores 20/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 2,588 annualised crimes. The Lwandle precinct serves 79,878 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Nomzamo?

Nomzamo’s Lwandle precinct records 2,588 annualised crimes across 79,878 residents. The safety index is 20/100, with a rate sub-index of 20 and volume sub-index of 21.

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