Van Riebeeckshof
A suburb with moderate reported crime and among the highest property values in Cape Town relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Van Riebeeckshof is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile 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 Van Riebeeckshof, crime levels are stable 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 Van Riebeeckshof. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Van Riebeeckshof safe?
93rd 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?
- 49 / 100Limited data — why?
- Contact crime rate
- 460,321 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 66 873
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 36/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 66/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Van Riebeeckshof 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 Van Riebeeckshof?
The median property value in Van Riebeeckshof is R3.6M. Property values have grown by 3.2% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R3,560,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +3.2% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 83rd percentile
- Dominant value band
- 3-3.5M
- Source
- CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
- Vintage
- General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)
Source: City of Cape Town GV2022
What do utilities cost in Van Riebeeckshof?
Development activity in Van Riebeeckshof
Van Riebeeckshof had 58 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 19 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 58
- Annual average
- 19/yr
- Avg project value
- R278K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How responsive are municipal services in Van Riebeeckshof?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Van Riebeeckshof in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,253 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 1 253
- Requests resolved
- 71% (890 of 1 253)
- 75% resolved within
- 6 days
- 90% resolved within
- 15 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 2342.9 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 1 246
- Unresolved
- 29.0%
Top issues: Single street light out (131), Suspect Tampering (95), Water leak (83)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Van Riebeeckshof
Municipal debt in Van Riebeeckshof averages R9 781 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R1 757 560
- Electricity
- -R236 284 (credit)
- Water
- R774 881
- Refuse
- R132 671
- Sewerage
- R347 818
- City-wide cleaning
- R138 176
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Van Riebeeckshof?
Healthcare access
4 within 5km- Nearest public
- Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 4 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 3.7 km
- Public facilities
- 1
- Private facilities
- 3
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Van Riebeeckshof is Durbanville, 4.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 3.7 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Mediclinic Panorama · 3.7 km
- Nearest library
- Tygervalley · 3 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Boschendal Park · 0.03 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Parow North Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Van Riebeeckshof. 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).
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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Van Riebeeckshof, Cape Town