Klipkop has a safety index of 39 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Parow precinct recorded approximately 4,748 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Klipkop affordable?

Klipkop sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.6M, placing it in the 45th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Klipkop?

The median monthly water cost per account in Klipkop is R729, 11% above the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Klipkop?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Klipkop is R12,968, 47% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Klipkop

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

Safety39/100Safer than 43% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property1-1.5MTop 55%Schools1nearby Healthcare19 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Klipkop is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Klipkop, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Klipkop is served by schools within reach. 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 Klipkop safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 28 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume

4 748 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 4.3% 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?: 39 / 100
Contact crime rate: 451,206 per 100k residents
Station population: 60 881
Harm rate (per resident): 29/100
Harm volume (absolute): 52/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Klipkop 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 Klipkop?

45th percentile

The median property value in Klipkop is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 5.5% per year since 2018.

A 5.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Klipkop properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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: R1,610,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +5.5% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 45th percentile
Dominant value band: 1-1.5M
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 Klipkop?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R729 / month

11% above city median

Electricity

R1 733 / month

9% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R824Jan 2026: R728Feb 2026: R729

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 531Jan 2026: R1 803Feb 2026: R1 733

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Klipkop

↑ Increasing

Klipkop had 39 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 13 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals: 39
Annual average: 13/yr
Avg project value: R965K

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).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Klipkop?

1 school nearby

Klipkop has 1 school within reach. Schools include Saffier Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Klipkop will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

Q4
Saffier Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 990 learners · 28.3:1 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 Klipkop?

Connected

Klipkop has 38 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

38 routes

79th percentile · 29 destinations

Routes pass through Klipkop but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Atlantis(wesfleur), Belhar delft, Bellville, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven delft +23 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 Klipkop?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Klipkop in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,910 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 Klipkop residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

71st

Percentile
across Cape Town

36%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (12%)Sewerage overflow (9%)Burst pipe (6%)Suspect Tampering (5%)No supply (4%)

Service requests logged: 3 910
Requests resolved: 75% (2 924 of 3 910)
75% resolved within: 5 days
90% resolved within: 16 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered

Christian

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?: 3043.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 3 890
Unresolved: 25.0%

Top issues: Power outage (450), Sewerage overflow (340), Burst pipe (222)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Klipkop

47% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Klipkop averages R12 968 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R12 968

per account

47% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R12 168Apr 2026: R12 968May 2026: R13 722

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R2 421 872
Electricity: R3 607 544
Water: R2 235 087
Refuse: R575 753
Sewerage: R1 354 293
City-wide cleaning: R69 658
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 Klipkop?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km

Nearest public: Tygerberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.9 km
Nearest private: Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.4 km
Public facilities: 14
Private facilities: 5

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

The nearest fire station to Klipkop is Bellville, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow Valley Swimming Pool, 0.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Tygerberg Hospital, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic: Tygerberg Hospital · 0.9 km
Nearest library: Ravensmead · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space: Coniston Park 3 · 0.17 km

Fire station

3.2

km to nearest
fire station

Bellville

district hq - north

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.7

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Parow Valley 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

Parow East733m

→

Tygerberg Hospital933m

40→

Parow Valley1.0km · R1.5M

32→

Ravensmead1.2km · R850K

31→

Hardekraaltjie1.6km

→

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Fairfield EstateR1-1.5M

39→

LoucharmanteR1-1.5M

42→

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

Beaconvale Parow East Parow Valley Ravensmead Transnet Marshalling Yard Tygerberg Hospital

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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Klipkop

What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Klipkop safe?

What do properties cost in Klipkop?

What do utilities cost in Klipkop?

Development activity in Klipkop

How are schools in Klipkop?

How connected is Klipkop?

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 ›

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