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Acacia Park

A suburb with moderate reported crime, responsive municipal services, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Safety41/100Safer than 51% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↓ ImprovingSchools1nearbyHealthcare11 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints1d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Acacia Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

98th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 14 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

LowAbsolute crime volume
3 004 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 13.0% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
41 / 100
Contact crime rate
324,553 per 100k residents
Station population
39 709
Harm rate (per resident)
25/100
Harm volume (absolute)
68/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Goodwood precinct, which covers Acacia Park and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Acacia Park?

Planned development

162 hectares of land in Acacia Park are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (100ha) and Mixed Use (62ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Acacia Park?

Utility billing data is not available for Acacia Park. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

Monthly cost per account from City of Cape Town billing data. Water coverage: 647 suburbs. Electricity coverage: 384 suburbs.

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Acacia Park?

1 school nearby

Acacia Park has 1 school within reach. Schools include Akasiapark Laerskool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Acacia Park will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • Q4
    Akasiapark Laerskool
    Public · Grades R–7 · 164 learners · 27.3:1 learner-educator ratio
    Favourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Acacia Park?

Well connected

Acacia Park has 41 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivityRanks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown.Full methodology ›

Well connected
41 routes
86th percentile · 40 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Acacia Park but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Cape town +34 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Acacia Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Acacia Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 80 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Acacia Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
48th
Percentile
across Cape Town
33%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (19%)Street lights out (15%)Empty conservancy tank (11%)Missing cover fire hydrant (5%)Illegal dumping (5%)
Service requests logged
80
Requests resolved
73% (58 of 80)
75% resolved within
8 days
90% resolved within
16 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
331.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
79
Unresolved
27.0%

Top issues: Power outage (14), Street lights out (12), Empty conservancy tank (9)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Acacia Park

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Acacia Park is R2.6M as of May 2026.

R2.6M
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R452 687
Electricity
R967 217
Water
R383 652
Refuse
R37 120
Sewerage
R772 763
City-wide cleaning
R31 385
Improvement district
R0

Outstanding municipal arrears from City of Cape Town financial records. Coverage: 741 suburbs. Per-account figures available for 582 suburbs.

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Acacia Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km
Nearest public
Factreton Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private
Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 1.3 km
Public facilities
8
Private facilities
3

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Acacia Park is Goodwood, 3.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 2.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Intercare Day Hospital Century City, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic
Intercare Day Hospital Century City · 1.3 km
Nearest library
Kensington · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Albacore Park · 0.74 km

Fire station

3.9
km to nearest
fire station
Goodwood
fire service head office
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

2.1
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
14
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Kensington Swimming Pool

Cape Town operates 35 public swimming pools. Source: CCT open data.

Distances straight-line from suburb centroid.

Source: City of Cape Town facility registry

Nearby suburbs

Century City1.1km · R3.8M
31→
Glenwood1.3km · R1.8M
43→
Windermere1.4km · R600K
29→
Wingfield1.6km
44→
Summer Greens1.7km · R1.2M
21→
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Bordering suburbs

9 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Acacia Park. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Century CityEdgemeadGlenwoodKensingtonMontagueSummer GreensWindermereWingfieldYsterplaat
Further reading

Related articles

Is Kensington Safe? 32/100 Safety Index (2026)
2026-04-24

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026

Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SADBE SchoolsCCT Service Requests

South African Police Service, via DataFirst (UCT). SAPS crime statistics, 2019-2026 [dataset]. DOI: 10.25828/5MAW-4H90. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town open data, 2022–2025 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

Statistics South Africa. Stats SA Census 2022, 2022 [dataset]. Stats SA standard terms (permissive). Analysis is the user's own and not endorsed by Stats SA.

Department of Basic Education, EMIS (Western Cape Q2 2025; Gauteng Q3 2025). DBE EMIS masterlist and public school data, 2023-2025 [dataset]. Source. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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