Ruyterwacht scores 33/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Elsies River precinct records 5,744 annualised crimes across 88,562 station residents. The crime trend is up. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Ruyterwacht Safe? 33/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Ruyterwacht compare to nearby suburbs?

Ruyterwacht (33/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. Nearby: Goodrail scores 33/100, Goodwood Estate scores 32/100. See the full comparison on the Ruyterwacht suburb profile.

Ruyterwacht scores 33 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 5,744 across a station population of 88,562 residents. The trend is up.

A score of 33/100 places Ruyterwacht 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 8,719.

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 33/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Ruyterwacht’s rate sub-index is 26/100 and its volume sub-index is 43/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Ruyterwacht score 33 out of 100?

Ruyterwacht 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 26 places Ruyterwacht’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 43 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Ruyterwacht compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Ruyterwacht	Elsies River	33/100	26	43	5,744	Up
Goodrail	Elsies River	33/100	27	41	5,744	Up
Goodwood Estate	Goodwood	32/100	23	45	3,004	Down
Riverton Elsies River	Elsies River	40/100	27	60	5,744	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 Ruyterwacht?

Property valuation data is not available for Ruyterwacht.

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

Schools in Ruyterwacht

Ruyterwacht has 4 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Ruyterwacht Voorbereidingskool	primary	public	Q4	30.0:1
De Waveren Primary School	primary	public	Q4	29.6:1
Florida Vaardigheidskool	special	public	N/A	20.9:1
Goodwood Kollege	secondary	public	Q4	28.7:1

Matric results show a 96.6% aggregate pass rate across 146 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Ruyterwacht a safe area in Cape Town?

Ruyterwacht records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Ruyterwacht scores 33/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher 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 Ruyterwacht?

Ruyterwacht’s Elsies River precinct records 5,744 annualised crimes across 88,562 residents. The safety index is 33/100, with a rate sub-index of 26 and volume sub-index of 43.

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