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Wesfleur

A suburb with moderate reported crime, responsive municipal services, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Wesfleur is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Wesfleur, 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 Wesfleur. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Wesfleur safe?

Moderate reported crime

78th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 12 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 772 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 15.0% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
49 / 100
Contact crime rate
448,512 per 100k residents
Station population
50 494
Harm rate (per resident)
37/100
Harm volume (absolute)
64/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Atlantis precinct, which covers Wesfleur and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Wesfleur?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Wesfleur is within the Atlantis Industrial 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.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Wesfleur?

Utility billing data is not available for Wesfleur. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Wesfleur

↓ Decreasing

Wesfleur had 4 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were new residential builds.

3-year approvals
4
Annual average
1/yr
Avg project value
R1.7M

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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Wesfleur?

Private vehicle dominant

Wesfleur has 47 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (63%).

Taxi connectivityRanks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown.Full methodology ›

Well connected
47 routes
89th percentile · 24 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Cape town, Cape town (station deck), Cape town (via paarden eiland) +18 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Wesfleur – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
63%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
17%
Minibus taxi
14%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Private vehicle (63%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Wesfleur?

Full municipal services

Wesfleur has a service delivery index of 98 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 90% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Atlantis survey group (48 households). direct.

› food spending share of 39.2% places households in the "comfortable" band (city median: 32.1%).› Adult food insecurity at 12.6% (above the city median of 2.9%).› Service delivery score of 98.4/100 indicates reliable access to municipal infrastructure.› 90% of dwellings are formal structures.› Fibre internet available to 59% of households.

Access to basic services

98City median: 85
Piped water
96.0%
Flush toilet
97.8%
Weekly refuse
99.9%
Grid electricity
99.9%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

90City median: 68
Formal dwellings
90.0%
Owner-occupied
37.8%
Rented
35.2%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.9%
Fire risk
0.1%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
39.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 47th percentile
Hardship dimensions
2
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
41.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R71
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
58.9%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
31.2%
No access
7.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
12.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
3.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
23.6%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.8 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
32.3%
Fridge ownership
94.3%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
56.4%
Borehole access
6.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
3.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH part-time
0.5%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Atlantis. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Wesfleur?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Wesfleur in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 131 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
46th
Percentile
across Cape Town
20%
Resolved
same day
Illegal dumping (12%)Empty conservancy tank (12%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Power outage (4%)Single street light out (4%)
Service requests logged
131
Requests resolved
68% (89 of 131)
75% resolved within
6 days
90% resolved within
12 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
220.8 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
128
Unresolved
32.0%

Top issues: Illegal dumping (15), Empty conservancy tank (15), Sewerage overflow (12)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Wesfleur

Net credit

R0 - Wesfleur has a net credit balance as of May 2026.

Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R0
Electricity
R0
Water
-R12 816 (credit)
Refuse
R0
Sewerage
-R1 382 (credit)
City-wide cleaning
R0
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 Wesfleur?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public
Saxon Sea Clinic · Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest private
Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 27.2 km
Public facilities
4
Private facilities
0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Wesfleur is Atlantis, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Saxon Sea Clinic, 1.6 km away.

Nearest clinic
Saxon Sea Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest library
Avondale · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space
Sacramento Greenbelt · 0.88 km

Fire station

2.9
km to nearest
fire station
Atlantis
community station
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

1.2
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Atlantis or Wesfleur 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

Avondale - Wesfleur1.2km · R540K
39
Saxonsea1.4km · R480K
34
Sherwood2.2km · R460K
41
Protea Park - Wesfleur2.6km · R420K
35
Robinvale2.7km · R520K
41
Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

9 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | 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).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SACCT Household SurveyCCT 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 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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