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Rouxville

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

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Rouxville is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for 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 Rouxville, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Rouxville. 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 Rouxville safe?

Moderate reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume
4 280 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 16.5% 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?
42 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
491,057 per 100k residents
Station population
83 576
Harm rate (per resident)
29/100
Harm volume (absolute)
62/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Rouxville 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 Rouxville?

61st percentile

The median property value in Rouxville is R2.2M. Property values have grown by 2.1% per year since 2018.

A 2.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Rouxville 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
R2,220,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+2.1% per year
City-wide value percentile
61st percentile
Dominant value band
2-2.5M
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 Rouxville?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R542 / month
18% below city median
Electricity
Insufficient billing data for this suburb.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R686Jan 2026: R542Feb 2026: R514

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Rouxville

↓ Decreasing

Rouxville had 26 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 9 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
26
Annual average
9/yr
Avg project value
R303K

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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Rouxville?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Rouxville in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 927 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 Rouxville residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
85th
Percentile
across Cape Town
34%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (14%)Single street light out (11%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (7%)Street lights out (5%)
Service requests logged
927
Requests resolved
80% (740 of 927)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
11 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?
1698.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
924
Unresolved
20.0%

Top issues: Power outage (125), Single street light out (100), Sewerage overflow (66)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Rouxville

44% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Rouxville averages R4 954 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 954
per account
44% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 874Apr 2026: R5 137May 2026: R4 954
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 051 755
Electricity
R498 663
Water
R542 339
Refuse
R197 165
Sewerage
R257 919
City-wide cleaning
R47 952
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 Rouxville?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public
Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.9 km
Public facilities
5
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Rouxville is Kuilsriver, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 5.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Kuilsriver Clinic · 1.5 km
Nearest library
Kuilsriver · 1.9 km
Nearest park / open space
Peperboom POS · 0.11 km

Fire station

2.4
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

5.3
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
6
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bellville South 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

Amandelrug462m · R2.2M
100
Haasendal790m · R2.5M
100
Jan Kriel1.1km
Annandale1.1km · R2.2M
100
Amandelsig1.1km · R1.9M
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | 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 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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