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Camelot

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Camelot is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Camelot, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Camelot. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.

Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.

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

For home buyers & families

Is Camelot safe?

Moderate reported crime

54th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
9 264 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 5.5% 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?
40 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
2,233,578 per 100k residents
Station population
239 187
Harm rate (per resident)
28/100
Harm volume (absolute)
56/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mfuleni precinct, which covers Camelot 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 Camelot?

24th percentile

Planned development

35 hectares of land in Camelot are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (35ha).

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

The median property value in Camelot is R750K. Property values have grown by 5.9% per year since 2018.

A 5.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Camelot properties (GV2022)

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022
R750,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+5.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
24th percentile
Dominant value band
4-600k
Source
CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage
General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Camelot?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R471 / month
28% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R549Jan 2026: R471Feb 2026: R427

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Camelot

↓ Decreasing

Camelot had 13 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 4 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
13
Annual average
4/yr
Avg project value
R658K

Building plans approved by the City of Cape Town (2014-2025). Approvals indicate planned investment, not completed construction. This data reflects formal building activity only and does not capture informal construction, backyard dwellings, or building work undertaken without a formal plan submission. In areas with high informality, actual construction activity may be substantially higher than these figures suggest. Source: CoCT Building Development Management (DAMS).

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Camelot?

Limited connectivity

Camelot has 4 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 5 destinations
Brentwood park, Kuilsriver, Mfuleni, Mitchells plain, Silversands
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 Camelot?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Camelot in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,008 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 Camelot residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
58th
Percentile
across Cape Town
31%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (16%)Customer : Reconnection Request (11%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)Stolen Bins - 240L (5%)
Service requests logged
1 008
Requests resolved
84% (845 of 1 008)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
15 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

Places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data, supplemented with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Coverage: 373 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
1158.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 006
Unresolved
16.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (161), Customer : Reconnection Request (108), Customer reconnection request (54)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Camelot

149% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Camelot averages R21 942 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R21 942
per account
149% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R21 431Apr 2026: R21 942May 2026: R22 428
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R2 239 074
Electricity
R0
Water
R6 430 900
Refuse
R1 816 099
Sewerage
R2 401 631
City-wide cleaning
R30 969
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 Camelot?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public
Wesbank Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.2 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 4.8 km
Public facilities
8
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Camelot is Kuilsriver, 3.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Delft Swimming Pool, 2.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Wesbank Clinic, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic
Wesbank Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest library
Huguenot Square · 2.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Kensington Crescent Park 1 · 0.72 km

Fire station

3
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.6
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Delft 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

Hagley291m · R1.2M
35
Wembley Park584m · R830K
Sunbird Park1.0km · R1.1M
38
Highbury Park1.1km · R930K
42
Kuilsrivier South Smallholdings1.2km · R450K
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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Water billing: Dec 2020 - Feb 2026 | 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 SACCT 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.

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

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