Monwabisi has a safety index of 55 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Macassar precinct recorded approximately 3,028 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Monwabisi

A suburb with moderate reported crime relative to Cape Town.

Safety55/100Precinct estimate only · ↑ Worsening Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints6.5d median resolution

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Monwabisi is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Monwabisi, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Monwabisi. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 Monwabisi safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

68th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

LowAbsolute crime volume

3 028 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 8.9% vs Q3 2024

A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 55 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate: 273,925 per 100k residents
Station population: 63 388
Harm rate (per resident): 47/100
Harm volume (absolute): 64/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Macassar precinct, which covers Monwabisi 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 Monwabisi?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Monwabisi?

Utility billing data is not available for Monwabisi. 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.

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Monwabisi?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Monwabisi in a median of 6.5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 30 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 6.5-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

6.5

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

1st

Percentile
across Cape Town

13%

Resolved
same day

Vector Control (13%)Leak at standpipe (10%)Illegal dumping (10%)Street Sweeping (10%)Coastal malicious damage to coastal infr (7%)

Service requests logged: 30
Requests resolved: 53% (16 of 30)
75% resolved within: 8 days
90% resolved within: 23 days
Source: CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 23.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 30
Unresolved: 47.0%

Top issues: Vector Control (4), Leak at standpipe (3), Illegal dumping (3)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Monwabisi

No arrears

R0 outstanding for Monwabisi as of May 2026.

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R0
Electricity: R0
Water: R0
Refuse: R0
Sewerage: R0
City-wide cleaning: R0
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 Monwabisi?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: Mayenzeke Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private: Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 8.1 km
Public facilities: 6
Private facilities: 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Monwabisi is Khayelitsha, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 3.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Mayenzeke Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic: Mayenzeke Clinic · 1.8 km
Nearest library: Kuyasa Library · 2 km
Nearest park / open space: Welcome Zenzile Greenbelt · 1.51 km

Fire station

3.4

km to nearest
fire station

Khayelitsha

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.8

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Khayelitsha 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

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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

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Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Facilities: March 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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