Retreat scores 38/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Moderate reported crime. The Steenberg precinct records 4,100 annualised crimes across 83,766 station residents. The crime trend is stable. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Retreat Safe? 38/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Retreat compare to nearby suburbs?

Retreat (38/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Bergvliet scores 33/100, Elfindale scores 62/100, Grassy Park scores 34/100. See the full comparison on the Retreat suburb profile.

Retreat scores 38 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 4,100 across a station population of 83,766 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 38/100 places Retreat 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 31,468.

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 38/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Retreat’s rate sub-index is 39/100 and its volume sub-index is 37/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Retreat score 38 out of 100?

Retreat maps to the Steenberg SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 83,766 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 39 places Retreat’s per-capita harm in the moderate range. The volume sub-index of 37 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Retreat compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Retreat	Steenberg	38/100	39	37	4,100	Stable
Bergvliet	Kirstenhof	33/100	23	48	1,352	Down
Elfindale	Steenberg	62/100	53	73	4,100	Stable
Grassy Park	Grassy Park	34/100	31	38	5,908	Stable
Heathfield	Steenberg	48/100	40	57	4,100	Stable
Kirstenhof	Kirstenhof	33/100	23	48	1,352	Down

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 Retreat?

Property valuation data is not available for Retreat.

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

Schools in Retreat

Retreat has 9 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Thomas Wildschutt Junior Primary School	primary	public	Q4	28.1:1
Delta Primary School	primary	public	Q4	34.1:1
Lourier Primary School	primary	public	Q4	32.3:1
Square Hill Primary School	primary	public	Q5	30.4:1
Thomas Wildschutt Primary School	primary	public	Q4	31.1:1
Crestway Secondary School	secondary	public	Q4	29.9:1
Blouvlei Skool	special	public	N/A	13.5:1
Cafda School Of Skills	special	public	N/A	18.5:1

Matric results show a 84.5% aggregate pass rate across 103 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Retreat a safe area in Cape Town?

Retreat falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Retreat scores 38/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 4,100 annualised crimes. The Steenberg precinct serves 83,766 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Retreat?

Retreat’s Steenberg precinct records 4,100 annualised crimes across 83,766 residents. The safety index is 38/100, with a rate sub-index of 39 and volume sub-index of 37.

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