Vredelust Kuils River
A suburb with lower reported crime and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Vredelust Kuils River is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Vredelust Kuils River, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Vredelust Kuils River. 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 Vredelust Kuils River safe?
92nd 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?
- 99+ / 100Limited data — why?
- Contact crime rate
- 491,057 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 83 576
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 99+/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 99+/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 Vredelust Kuils River 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 Vredelust Kuils River?
The median property value in Vredelust Kuils River is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 4.6% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R1,520,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +4.6% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 43rd percentile
- Dominant value band
- 1-1.5M
- 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 Vredelust Kuils River?
Development activity in Vredelust Kuils River
Vredelust Kuils River had 14 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 5 per year. Most were other approvals.
- 3-year approvals
- 14
- Annual average
- 5/yr
- Avg project value
- R168K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Vredelust Kuils River?
Vredelust Kuils River has 12 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (91%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Vredelust Kuils River?
Vredelust Kuils River has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 100.0%
- Flush toilet
- 99.3%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 100.0%
- Owner-occupied
- 57.8%
- Rented
- 25.0%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 0.0%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 0.0%
- Non-violent crime
- 9.4%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 24.2%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 88th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 0
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 12.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R1,092
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 97.6%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 0.5%
- No access
- 1.9%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 0.6%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 0.7%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 5.4%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 2.8 people
- Avg children per household
- 0.6
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 75.6%
- Fridge ownership
- 100.0%
- Property ownership
- 0.7%
- Geyser ownership
- 86.3%
- Borehole access
- 13.5%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 9.5%
- of households operate a home-based business
- WFH full-time
- 0.6%
- WFH part-time
- 8.3%
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Vredelust Kuils River?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Vredelust Kuils River in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 448 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 448
- Requests resolved
- 82% (368 of 448)
- 75% resolved within
- 8 days
- 90% resolved within
- 37 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 0.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 446
- Unresolved
- 18.0%
Top issues: Sewerage overflow (57), Single street light out (43), Stolen Bins - 240L (31)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Vredelust Kuils River
Municipal debt in Vredelust Kuils River averages R5 818 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R649 460
- Electricity
- R149 611
- Water
- R271 185
- Refuse
- R134 139
- Sewerage
- R136 558
- City-wide cleaning
- R26 261
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Vredelust Kuils River?
Healthcare access
6 within 5km- Nearest public
- Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.6 km
- Nearest private
- Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.6 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 Vredelust Kuils River is Kuilsriver, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 4.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 2.6 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Kuilsriver Clinic · 2.6 km
- Nearest library
- Kuilsriver · 2.6 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Betula Street Park · 0.02 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Blue Downs Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Vredelust Kuils River. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 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 Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
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Vredelust Kuils River, Cape Town