Is Riverton Elsies River Safe? 40/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Riverton Elsies River compare to nearby suburbs?

Riverton Elsies River (40/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Goodrail scores 33/100, Richmond Estate scores 40/100. See the full comparison on the Riverton Elsies River suburb profile.

Riverton Elsies River scores 40 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 5,744 across a station population of 88,562 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 40/100 places Riverton Elsies River in the moderate reported crime category across Cape Town’s 736 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total).

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 40/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Riverton Elsies River’s rate sub-index is 27/100 and its volume sub-index is 60/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Riverton Elsies River score 40 out of 100?

Riverton Elsies River maps to the Elsies River SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 88,562 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 27 places Riverton Elsies River’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 60 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Riverton Elsies River compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Riverton Elsies River	Elsies River	40/100	27	60	5,744	Up
Goodrail	Elsies River	33/100	27	41	5,744	Up
Richmond Estate	Goodwood	40/100	29	54	3,004	Down
Ruyterwacht	Elsies River	33/100	26	43	5,744	Up
Vasco Estate	Goodwood	33/100	24	45	3,004	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 Riverton Elsies River?

Property valuation data is not available for Riverton Elsies River.

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

Schools in Riverton Elsies River

Riverton Elsies River has 1 school.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Valhalla Primary School	primary	public	Q4	35.1:1

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Riverton Elsies River a safe area in Cape Town?

Riverton Elsies River falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Riverton Elsies River scores 40/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 5,744 annualised crimes. The Elsies River precinct serves 88,562 residents. The trend is up.

What is the crime rate in Riverton Elsies River?

Riverton Elsies River’s Elsies River precinct records 5,744 annualised crimes across 88,562 residents. The safety index is 40/100, with a rate sub-index of 27 and volume sub-index of 60.

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