Is Strand Safe? 78/100 Safety Score (2026)

Strand scores 78 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 10 844 across a station population of 62 895 residents. The trend is stable.

A score of 78/100 places Strand in the lower reported crime category across Cape Town’s 734 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 78/100 means safer than approximately 78% Cape Town suburbs by this methodology. Strand’s rate sub-index is 80/100 and its volume sub-index is 76/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q3 2025/2026 (October-December 2025).

Why does Strand score 78 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 80 places Strand’s per-capita harm in the lower range. The volume sub-index of 76 means absolute crime volume is low.

How does Strand compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Strand	Strand	78/100	80	76	10 844	Stable
Antilles/Cayman Beach	Gordons Bay	98/100	98	98	2 280	Stable
Asanda	Lwandle	9/100	5	17	11 900	Up
Bridgebank	Somerset West	75/100	78	72	8 016	Stable
Broadlands Park	Strand	78/100	80	76	10 844	Stable
Broadlands Village	Lwandle	9/100	5	17	11 900	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 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?

Yes, relative to most Cape Town suburbs. Strand scores 78/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - lower reported crime - with 10 844 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 10 844 annualised crimes across 62 895 residents. The safety index is 78/100, with a rate sub-index of 80 and volume sub-index of 76.

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