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Bonnie Brae

Safety 19/100 Safer than 14% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 61% Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution

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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bonnie Brae is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Bonnie Brae, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Bonnie Brae. 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 Bonnie Brae safe?

Higher reported crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
27 512 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 4.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 19 / 100
Contact crime rate 2,125,348 per 100k residents
Station population 258 291
Harm rate (per resident) 47/100
Harm volume (absolute) 8/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Bonnie Brae?

39th percentile

The median property value in Bonnie Brae is R1.4M. Property values have grown by 6.3% per year since 2018.

A 6.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Bonnie Brae 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 R1,370,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 39th 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 Bonnie Brae?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (73%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bonnie Brae needs a car. The 73% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
73%
Walking
11%
Minibus taxi
7%
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 (73%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bonnie Brae?

Full municipal services

Bonnie Brae has a service delivery index of 98.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 87% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kraaifontein survey group (84 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Food takes 43% of household budgets - 1.3× the city median
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,774) is 1.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 87% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85
Piped water
95.9%
Flush toilet
98.6%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
98.9%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

87 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
86.7%
Owner-occupied
47.1%
Rented
21.6%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

27 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
5.0%
Fire risk
1.8%
Violent crime
3.4%
Non-violent crime
15.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
42.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 36th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
31.0%
of households receiving grants

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
63.8%
of households prioritise
Electricity
53.6%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
45.9%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
28.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
21.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
86.7%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
12.8%
No access
0.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.4%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.8%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
59.1%
Fridge ownership
97.5%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
77.5%
Borehole access
0.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
10.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.4%
WFH part-time
0.5%

How Bonnie Brae compares

Food insecurity 87% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 21% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kraaifontein. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access
7%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

7% of electricity connections in Bonnie Brae receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 2,478 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bonnie Brae?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bonnie Brae in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,496 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 Bonnie Brae residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
55th
Percentile
across Cape Town
33%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (13%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street lights out (6%)Power outage (5%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (4%)
Service requests logged 1 496
Requests resolved 81% (1 218 of 1 496)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1828.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 481
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (195), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (109), Street Lights - All Lights Out (88)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bonnie Brae?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public Brighton Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.9 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Bonnie Brae is Kraaifontein, 1.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Brighton Street Clinic, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Brighton Street Clinic · 1.1 km
Nearest library Kraaifontein · 1 km
Nearest park / open space Bonnie Brae Park 1 · 0.03 km

Fire station

1.1
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

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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

Bonnie Brook Goliath Estate Kraaifontein Langeberg Hoogte Pinehurst Windsor Park Estate
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