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Joe Slovo Park

A suburb with higher reported crime, more affordable property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

#3 Fastest Growing

What's it like to live here?

Joe Slovo Park is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.

How is the area changing?

In Joe Slovo Park, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Joe Slovo Park. 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 Joe Slovo Park safe?

Higher reported crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 012 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 0.8% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
18 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
1,251,016 per 100k residents
Station population
87 344
Harm rate (per resident)
10/100
Harm volume (absolute)
32/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Joe Slovo Park?

8th percentile

The median property value in Joe Slovo Park is R320K. Property values have grown by 25.3% per year since 2018.

A 25.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Joe Slovo Park 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
R320,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+25.3% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
8th percentile
Dominant value band
0-200k
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 Joe Slovo Park?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R157 / month
76% below city median
Electricity
No billing data available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R160Jan 2026: R157Feb 2026: R150

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

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Joe Slovo Park?

Taxi-connected

Joe Slovo Park has 35 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (49%).

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
35 routes
83rd percentile · 32 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis, Cape town, Cape town station, Cape town station (via sandrift), Cape town station (via tableview), Century city +26 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 49% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
14%
Walking
28%
MyCiTi bus
7%
Minibus taxi
49%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Minibus taxi (49%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Joe Slovo Park?

Partial service delivery

Joe Slovo Park has a service delivery index of 77 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 45% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Joe Slovo Park survey group (39 households). direct.

› Adult food insecurity (26.9%) is 1.5× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R509) is 0.3× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 59% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 39% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› 26% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
26.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
14.8%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
40.2%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

77City median: 85
Piped water
40.6%
Flush toilet
96.8%
Weekly refuse
78.7%
Grid electricity
93.5%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

45City median: 68
Formal dwellings
44.8%
Owner-occupied
27.9%
Rented
53.0%

Environmental risk – High risk exposure

61risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
39.2%
Fire risk
5.9%
Violent crime
7.4%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
42.3%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 38th percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
47.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R21
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
14.7%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
59.3%
No access
5.9%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
21.7%
Fridge ownership
91.1%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
7.4%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
5.9%
of households operate a home-based business

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Joe Slovo Park. direct.

Energy access
53%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

53% of electricity connections in Joe Slovo Park receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 2,829 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Joe Slovo Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Joe Slovo Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,352 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 Joe Slovo Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
69th
Percentile
across Cape Town
34%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (42%)Sewerage overflow (21%)PPM Display Blank (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (2%)Wires Down (2%)
Service requests logged
4 352
Requests resolved
82% (3 553 of 4 352)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
12 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
1858.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
4 343
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Power outage (1 806), Sewerage overflow (905), PPM Display Blank (323)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Joe Slovo Park

406% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Joe Slovo Park averages R44 607 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R44 607
per account
406% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R43 802Apr 2026: R44 607May 2026: R45 461
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R5 253 560
Electricity
R30 814 790
Water
R4 962 920
Refuse
R1 877 728
Sewerage
R1 842 259
City-wide cleaning
R163 719
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 Joe Slovo Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 3.2 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Milnerton · Private Hospital · 0.9 km
Public facilities
5
Private facilities
3

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

The nearest fire station to Joe Slovo Park is Milnerton, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Milnerton, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic
Mediclinic Milnerton · 0.9 km
Nearest library
Milnerton · 1.3 km
Nearest park / open space
Milky Way Drive Park · 0.26 km

Fire station

2.4
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.6
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
12
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

Marconi Beam126m
Phoenix351m · R780K
26
Sanddrift995m · R1.7M
31
Montague Gardens1.5km
Royal Ascot1.6km · R2.6M
39
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Bordering suburbs

1 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 | 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 Household SurveyCCT 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 Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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

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