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Mitchells Plain CBD

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

Safety44/100Precinct estimate onlySchools1nearbyHealthcare17 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Mitchells Plain CBD is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Mitchells Plain CBD, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

Mitchells Plain CBD is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Mitchells Plain CBD safe?

Moderate reported crime

73rd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
15 168 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 1.3% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime levels have held steady over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
44 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
1,212,299 per 100k residents
Station population
226 109
Harm rate (per resident)
42/100
Harm volume (absolute)
47/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mitchells Plain precinct, which covers Mitchells Plain CBD 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

Read more: Is Khayelitsha safe? What the crime data shows

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Mitchells Plain CBD?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Mitchells Plain CBD is within the Mitchells Plain development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

Planned development

4 hectares of land in Mitchells Plain CBD are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (3ha).

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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

Utility billing data is not available for Mitchells Plain CBD. 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.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Mitchells Plain CBD

↓ Decreasing

Mitchells Plain CBD had 156 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 52 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
156
Annual average
52/yr
Avg project value
R425K

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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

1 school nearby

Mitchells Plain CBD has 1 school within reach. Schools include Mitchell'S Plain High School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Mitchells Plain CBD will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • Q5
    Mitchell'S Plain High School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 960 learners · 27.4:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

Well connected

Mitchells Plain CBD has 110 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
110 routes
98th percentile · 75 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Mitchells Plain CBD but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
3rd /7th ave mitchells plain, 7th avenue mitchells plain, Beacon valley, Beacon valley(calypso square), Bellville, Bellville railway station +69 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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Mitchells Plain CBD in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,857 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
5th
Percentile
across Cape Town
22%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (6%)Carpentry (6%)Plumbing (6%)Street lights out (5%)Power outage (3%)
Service requests logged
3 857
Requests resolved
63% (2 443 of 3 857)
75% resolved within
13 days
90% resolved within
35 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
201.1 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
907
Unresolved
26.0%

Top issues: Vagrants (86), Sewerage overflow (72), Street lights out (53)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Mitchells Plain CBD

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Mitchells Plain CBD is R16.2M as of May 2026.

R16.2M
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R5 975 623
Electricity
R3 028 672
Water
R2 861 456
Refuse
R1 592 806
Sewerage
R2 717 596
City-wide cleaning
R2 239
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 Mitchells Plain CBD?

Well served

Healthcare access

17 within 5km
Nearest public
Eastridge Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.2 km
Nearest private
Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 0.6 km
Public facilities
16
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Mitchells Plain CBD is Mitchells Plain, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Eastridge Swimming Pool, 1.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Eastridge Clinic, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic
Eastridge Clinic · 0.2 km
Nearest library
Mitchell'S Plain · 0.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Chrysler Park 2 · 0.38 km

Fire station

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

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

Public swimming pools

1.6
km to nearest
public pool
4
pools
within 5 km
12
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Eastridge 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

Portland797m · R830K
32→
Beacon Valley913m · R560K
31→
Eastridge1.2km · R520K
31→
Lentegeur1.8km · R610K
26→
Westridge - Mitchells Plain1.8km · R792K
33→
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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

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Further reading

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Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - 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 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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