Bo Oakdale has a safety index of 43 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Bellville precinct recorded approximately 11,888 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Bo Oakdale affordable?

Bo Oakdale sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.8M, placing it in the 50th 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.

Bo Oakdale

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 50% Healthcare 9 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?

Bo Oakdale 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. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Bo Oakdale, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls. 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 Bo Oakdale. 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 Bo Oakdale safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

11 888 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? 43 / 100

Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents

Station population 78 711

Harm rate (per resident) 43/100

Harm volume (absolute) 44/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Bo Oakdale 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 Bo Oakdale?

50th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Bo Oakdale is within the Belville CBD / Tygervalley 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.

The median property value in Bo Oakdale is R1.8M. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Bo Oakdale properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R1,780,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.1% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 50th percentile

Dominant value band 1-1.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Bo Oakdale?

Moderate connectivity

Bo Oakdale has 12 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

12 routes

44th percentile · 8 destinations

Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Durbanville, Fisantekraal, Khayelitsha, Klipheuwel +2 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 Bo Oakdale?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bo Oakdale in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,178 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

17th

Percentile
across Cape Town

26%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (17%)Power outage (8%)No supply (4%)Street lights out (4%)Meter Replacement Project (4%)

Service requests logged 1 178

Requests resolved 78% (921 of 1 178)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 18 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? 5755.4 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 1 172

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (191), No Power (89), WAT: No Supply (49)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bo Oakdale?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.9 km

Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.6 km

Public facilities 6

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Bo Oakdale is Bellville, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 3.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1.9 km

Nearest library Tygervalley · 0.8 km

Nearest park / open space Postma Street Park · 0.76 km