Strand scores 31/100 on StreetSignal's safety index - Higher reported crime. The Strand precinct records 5,284 annualised crimes across 62,895 station residents. The crime trend is stable. This is a relative measure across Cape Town's suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee.

Is Strand Safe? 31/100 Safety Index (2026)

Q: How does Strand compare to nearby suburbs?

Strand (31/100) is in the Higher reported crime band. See the full comparison on the Strand suburb profile.

Strand scores 31 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 5,284 across a station population of 62,895 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 31/100 places Strand 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 52,355.

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 31/100 is a relative index, not a percentile rank. Strand’s rate sub-index is 32/100 and its volume sub-index is 31/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026).

Why does Strand score 31 out of 100?

Strand maps to the Strand SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 62,895 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 32 places Strand’s per-capita harm in the higher range. The volume sub-index of 31 means absolute crime volume is high.

How does Strand compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Strand	Strand	31/100	32	31	5,284	Stable
Broadlands Park	Strand	39/100	32	47	5,284	Stable
Broadlands Village	Lwandle	32/100	24	42	2,588	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 Strand?

Property valuation data is not available for Strand.

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

Schools in Strand

Strand has 23 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Crosspoint Academy - Strand	combined	independent	Q3	15.3:1
El Marine Primary School	primary	independent	Q2	13.7:1
Kids Academy Ssw & K-Academy Learning C	combined	independent	N/A	11.9:1
Edusmart Academy	primary	independent	N/A	5.5:1
Abience Academy	primary	independent	N/A	11.8:1
Lwandle High School	secondary	public	Q3	28.4:1
Strand Private Academy	primary	independent	N/A	7.8:1
Masifunde Primary School	primary	public	N/A	22.1:1

Matric results show a 94.0% aggregate pass rate across 927 candidates.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Strand a safe area in Cape Town?

Strand records higher reported crime relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Strand scores 31/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - higher reported crime - with 5,284 annualised crimes. The Strand precinct serves 62,895 residents. The trend is stable.

What is the crime rate in Strand?

Strand’s Strand precinct records 5,284 annualised crimes across 62,895 residents. The safety index is 31/100, with a rate sub-index of 32 and volume sub-index of 31.

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