Is Simon's Town Safe? 47/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Simon's Town compare to nearby suburbs?

Simon's Town (47/100) is in the Moderate reported crime band. Nearby: Cape Farms - District H scores 38/100, Glencairn scores 99+/100. See the full comparison on the Simon's Town suburb profile.

Simon’s Town scores 47 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 596 across a station population of 10,913 residents. The trend is down.

A score of 47/100 places Simon’s Town 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 8,274.

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 47/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Simon’s Town’s rate sub-index is 36/100 and its volume sub-index is 61/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Simon’s Town score 47 out of 100?

Simon’s Town maps to the Simon’s Town SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 10,913 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 36 places Simon’s Town’s per-capita harm in the moderate range. The volume sub-index of 61 means absolute crime volume is moderate.

How does Simon’s Town compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Simon’s Town	Simon’s Town	47/100	36	61	596	Down
Cape Farms - District H	Simon’s Town	38/100	29	50	596	Down
Glencairn	Simon’s Town	99+/100	99+	99+	596	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 Simon’s Town?

Property valuation data is not available for Simon’s Town.

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

Schools in Simon’s Town

Simon’s Town has 1 school.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Simon’S Town School	combined	public	Q5	27.5:1

Matric results show a 96.1% aggregate pass rate across 102 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Simon’s Town a safe area in Cape Town?

Simon’s Town falls in the moderate range for Cape Town. Simon’s Town scores 47/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - moderate reported crime - with 596 annualised crimes. The Simon’s Town precinct serves 10,913 residents. The trend is down.

What is the crime rate in Simon’s Town?

Simon’s Town’s Simon’s Town precinct records 596 annualised crimes across 10,913 residents. The safety index is 47/100, with a rate sub-index of 36 and volume sub-index of 61.

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