Beaconvale has a safety index of 42 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Parow precinct recorded approximately 10,468 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Beaconvale affordable?

Beaconvale sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.7M, placing it in the 47th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Beaconvale

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 3.5-4M Top 53% Healthcare 20 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Beaconvale is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Beaconvale, 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 Beaconvale. 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.

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

For home buyers & families

Is Beaconvale safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

10 468 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 1.6% 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? 42 / 100

Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents

Station population 60 881

Harm rate (per resident) 36/100

Harm volume (absolute) 49/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Beaconvale?

47th percentile

The median property value in Beaconvale is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 5.9% per year since 2018.

A 5.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Beaconvale properties (GV2022)

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M ◀

4-4.5M

4.5-5M

5-6M

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 R1,695,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.9% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 47th percentile

Dominant value band 3.5-4M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Beaconvale?

Well connected

Beaconvale has 48 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

48 routes

85th percentile · 31 destinations

Routes pass through Beaconvale but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Belhar delft, Bishop lavis, Bothasig, De la rey, Delft, Delft south +25 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 Beaconvale?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Beaconvale in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,558 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

15th

Percentile
across Cape Town

31%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (10%)Burst pipe (8%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Street lights out (7%)Water leak (5%)

Service requests logged 1 558

Requests resolved 67% (1 046 of 1 558)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 22 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 65492.3 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 1 548

Unresolved 33.0%

Top issues: No Power (148), WAT: Burst Pipe (125), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (118)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Beaconvale?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km

Nearest public Leonsdale Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1 km

Nearest private Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 2.8 km

Public facilities 15

Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Beaconvale is Goodwood, 3.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow Valley Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Leonsdale Satellite, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Leonsdale Satellite · 1 km

Nearest library Leonsdale · 1 km

Nearest park / open space Beacon Way Park · 0.07 km