Vygeboom
A suburb with lower reported crime, among the highest property values in Cape Town, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Vygeboom 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 well above the city average for reported safety.
How is the area changing?
In Vygeboom, 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 Vygeboom. 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.
Is Vygeboom 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?
- 99+ / 100Limited data — why?
- Contact crime rate
- 460,321 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 66 873
- 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 Durbanville precinct, which covers Vygeboom 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 Vygeboom?
The median property value in Vygeboom is R4.9M. Property values have grown by 1.4% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R4,870,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +1.4% per year
- City-wide value percentile
- 92nd percentile
- Dominant value band
- 4-4.5M
- 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 Vygeboom?
Development activity in Vygeboom
Vygeboom had 21 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 7 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 21
- Annual average
- 7/yr
- Avg project value
- R612K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How responsive are municipal services in Vygeboom?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Vygeboom in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 581 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 581
- Requests resolved
- 83% (485 of 581)
- 75% resolved within
- 6 days
- 90% resolved within
- 36 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 3065.8 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 576
- Unresolved
- 17.0%
Top issues: Power outage (65), Sewerage overflow (51), Damaged Bin - 240L (46)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Vygeboom
Municipal debt in Vygeboom averages R5 013 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R211 838
- Electricity
- R283 388
- Water
- R325 817
- Refuse
- R16 583
- Sewerage
- -R11 939 (credit)
- City-wide cleaning
- R47 262
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Vygeboom?
Healthcare access
5 within 5km- Nearest public
- Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 2 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 2.5 km
- Public facilities
- 3
- Private facilities
- 2
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Vygeboom is Durbanville, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 2.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Durbanville Cdc/Clinic, 2.0 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Durbanville Cdc/Clinic · 2 km
- Nearest library
- Durbanville · 2 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Panoramalaan Park · 0.2 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Morning Star Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Vygeboom. 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 | Electricity 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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Vygeboom, Cape Town