Chrismar 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 Chrismar affordable?

Chrismar sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.8M, placing it in the 51st 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.

Chrismar

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 49% Schools 2 87% matric pass rate Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

Chrismar is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Chrismar is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly below the city average. 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 Chrismar 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 Chrismar 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 Chrismar?

51st percentile

The median property value in Chrismar is R1.8M. 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 – Chrismar 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 R1,810,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.4% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 51st percentile

Dominant value band 1-1.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Chrismar?

2 schools nearby

Chrismar has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.1%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Westcliff Spesiale Skool.

Adjusted pass rate

87.1%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

187 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

–

Westcliff Spesiale Skool

Public · Special needs · 649 learners · 16.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Specialist provision

Bellville Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,301 learners · 19.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 Chrismar?

Private vehicle dominant

Chrismar has 21 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

21 routes

63rd percentile · 11 destinations

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

Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Eikenfontein, Eversdal +5 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Chrismar needs a car. The 79% 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

79%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

12%

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 (79%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Chrismar?

Full municipal services

Chrismar has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Parow survey group (46 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Home fibre internet reaches 93% of households

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85

Piped water

100.0%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

97.2%

Owner-occupied

35.0%

Rented

36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

2.2%

Violent crime

0.9%

Non-violent crime

0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

22.8%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

10.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R1,196

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

63.5%

of households prioritise

Electricity

60.2%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

52.0%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

25.4%

of households prioritise

Debt repayment

23.3%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

93.4%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

6.6%

No access

0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

2.2%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.2%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

2.2%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.1 people

Avg children per household

0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access

76.8%

Fridge ownership

100.0%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

87.8%

Borehole access

14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

6.7%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

1.8%

How Chrismar compares

Food insecurity 88% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship

Income 4.0× the city average for median household income

Food spend share 35% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access

30%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

30% of electricity connections in Chrismar 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. 1,434 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Chrismar?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Chrismar in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,868 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

19th

Percentile
across Cape Town

28%

Resolved
same day

Suspect Tampering (12%)Power outage (9%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street lights out (7%)Single street light out (6%)

Service requests logged 1 868

Requests resolved 75% (1 402 of 1 868)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 14 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

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2829.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 1 862

Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: Suspect Tampering (226), No Power (160), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (132)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Chrismar?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km

Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.8 km

Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.2 km

Public facilities 8

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Chrismar is Bellville, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 2.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 0.8 km

Nearest library Bellville · 2.2 km

Nearest park / open space Glanville Road Park · 0.26 km