Brooklyn has a safety index of 20 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Maitland precinct recorded approximately 4,896 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Brooklyn affordable?

Brooklyn sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.1M, placing it in the 34th 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.

Brooklyn

Safety 20/100 Safer than 16% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 66% Schools 3 91% matric pass rate Healthcare 18 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Brooklyn is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Maitland SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Brooklyn is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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 Brooklyn safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

47th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

4 896 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 6.2% vs Q3 2024

Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (4 896) is below the city median.

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? 20 / 100

Contact crime rate 294,974 per 100k residents

Station population 19 972

Harm rate (per resident) 5/100

Harm volume (absolute) 80/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Maitland precinct, which covers Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?

34th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Brooklyn are earmarked for new development across 5 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (1ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Brooklyn is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 9.5% per year since 2018.

A 9.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Brooklyn properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

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 R1,120,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +9.5% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 34th percentile

Dominant value band 6-800k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Brooklyn?

3 schools nearby

Brooklyn has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 91.0%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Ysterplaat Junior Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

91.0%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

112 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Ysterplaat Junior Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 745 learners · 31:1 learner-educator ratio

Ysterplaat Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 792 learners · 37.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Buren Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 857 learners · 27.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Brooklyn?

Private vehicle dominant

Brooklyn has 154 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (68%).

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

154 routes

99th percentile · 72 destinations · CBD-connected

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

Atlantis, Atlantis (via table view), Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Blaauwberg, Blouberg strand +66 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 Brooklyn – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

68%

Walking

12%

MyCiTi bus

11%

Minibus taxi

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 (68%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Brooklyn?

Full municipal services

Brooklyn has a service delivery index of 98.2 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 , Brooklyn/Rugby survey group (74 households). direct.

13% of households report adult food insecurity

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R3,283) is 2.0× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85

Piped water

95.7%

Flush toilet

97.2%

Weekly refuse

99.7%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

90 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

89.8%

Owner-occupied

16.2%

Rented

62.6%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

7 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

1.0%

Fire risk

0.0%

Violent crime

2.9%

Non-violent crime

3.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

29.4%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 75th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

28.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R141

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

83.3%

of households prioritise

Electricity

80.4%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

67.3%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

55.9%

of households prioritise

School fees

31.6%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

62.2%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

29.8%

No access

4.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

13.0%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

7.0%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

16.3%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

2.7 people

Avg children per household

0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access

53.8%

Fridge ownership

92.3%

Property ownership

4.8%

Geyser ownership

62.0%

Borehole access

10.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

15.0%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

1.0%

WFH part-time

0.3%

How Brooklyn compares

Food insecurity 29% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 13% below the city average for material hardship

Food spend share 17% below the city average for food expenditure share

Asset ownership 5% above the city average for household asset ownership

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Brooklyn/Rugby. direct.

Energy access

20%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

20% of electricity connections in Brooklyn 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. 7,505 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Brooklyn?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Brooklyn in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 9,026 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 Brooklyn residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

57th

Percentile
across Cape Town

36%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (15%)Sewerage overflow (13%)Street lights out (8%)Single street light out (4%)Duplicate (3%)

Service requests logged 9 026

Requests resolved 82% (7 398 of 9 026)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 12 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

8 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

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2654.1 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 9 015

Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 375), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 158), Street Lights - All Lights Out (694)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Brooklyn?

Well served

Healthcare access

18 within 5km

Nearest public Brooklyn Chest Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.2 km

Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 3.7 km

Public facilities 13

Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Brooklyn is Brooklyn, 0.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 3.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Brooklyn Chest Hospital, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Brooklyn Chest Hospital · 1.2 km

Nearest library Brooklyn · 1.3 km

Nearest park / open space Ceres Street Pos · 0.24 km