Stellenbosch Univ
A suburb with moderate reported crime relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Stellenbosch Univ is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.
How is the area changing?
In Stellenbosch Univ, crime is rising 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?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Stellenbosch Univ. 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.
Is Stellenbosch Univ safe?
71st percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 42 / 100Limited data — why?
- Contact crime rate
- 715,478 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 78 711
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 29/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 60/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Stellenbosch Univ and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Stellenbosch Univ?
City of Cape Town Development Focus Area
Stellenbosch Univ is within the Belville CBD / Tygervalley 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
67 hectares of land in Stellenbosch Univ are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (67ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
Source: City of Cape Town GV2022
What do utilities cost in Stellenbosch Univ?
Development activity in Stellenbosch Univ
Stellenbosch Univ had 1 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 0 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 1
- Annual average
- 0/yr
- Avg project value
- R1.9M
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Stellenbosch Univ?
Stellenbosch Univ has 2 minibus taxi routes.
Taxi connectivity
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
How responsive are municipal services in Stellenbosch Univ?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenbosch Univ in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 59 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 59
- Requests resolved
- 68% (40 of 59)
- 75% resolved within
- 11 days
- 90% resolved within
- 22 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 0.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 59
- Unresolved
- 32.0%
Top issues: Power outage (11), Street lights out (8), Sewerage overflow (6)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Stellenbosch Univ
Total outstanding municipal debt in Stellenbosch Univ is R421K as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R631 601
- Electricity
- -R292 888 (credit)
- Water
- R31 435
- Refuse
- R0
- Sewerage
- R49 893
- City-wide cleaning
- R1 103
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Stellenbosch Univ?
Healthcare access
10 within 5km- Nearest public
- Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2 km
- Nearest private
- Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
- Public facilities
- 6
- Private facilities
- 4
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Stellenbosch Univ is Bellville, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 2.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Karl Bremmer Hospital, 2.0 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Karl Bremmer Hospital · 2 km
- Nearest library
- Tygervalley · 1.1 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Sturke Singel Park 1 · 0.64 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Bellville Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Stellenbosch Univ. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026
Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).
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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Stellenbosch Univ, Cape Town