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Zoo Park

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?

Zoo Park is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Zoo Park, 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 Zoo Park. 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.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Zoo Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
9 140 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 6.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
48 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
1,767,626 per 100k residents
Station population
258 291
Harm rate (per resident)
33/100
Harm volume (absolute)
69/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Zoo Park?

43rd percentile

The median property value in Zoo Park is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 4.4% per year since 2018.

A 4.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Zoo Park properties (GV2022)

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022
R1,530,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+4.4% 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

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Zoo Park?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R508 / month
23% below city median
Electricity
R1 910 / month
1% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R686Jan 2026: R508Feb 2026: R490
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 187Jan 2026: R1 910Feb 2026: R1 860

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Zoo Park

↑ Increasing

Zoo Park had 14 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 5 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
14
Annual average
5/yr
Avg project value
R413K

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 Zoo Park?

Moderate connectivity

Zoo Park has 13 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Moderate connectivity
13 routes
47th percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Durbanville, Eikenfontein, Kraaifontein +4 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

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

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Zoo Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Zoo Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 823 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Zoo Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
99th
Percentile
across Cape Town
36%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (8%)Single street light out (8%)Street lights out (5%)Power outage (3%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)
Service requests logged
823
Requests resolved
76% (629 of 823)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
14 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
2252.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
815
Unresolved
23.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (68), Single street light out (67), Street lights out (37)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Zoo Park

46% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Zoo Park averages R4 786 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 786
per account
46% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 786Apr 2026: R4 989May 2026: R4 675
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R491 046
Electricity
R565 200
Water
R350 840
Refuse
R146 355
Sewerage
R177 171
City-wide cleaning
R27 015
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 Zoo Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public
Brighton Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 0.8 km
Public facilities
8
Private facilities
2

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Zoo Park is Kraaifontein, 0.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Brighton Street Clinic, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Brighton Street Clinic · 0.5 km
Nearest library
Kraaifontein · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space
Zoo Park · 0.1 km

Fire station

0.4
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.4
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Bonnie Brook548m · R1.6M
Langeberg Ridge721m · R2M
52
Windsor Estate756m · R1.7M
Langeberg Hoogte906m · R2.2M
46
Bonnie Brae1.1km · R1.4M
46
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Zoo Park. 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).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SACCT 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 Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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