Deepfreeze has a safety index of 88 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Macassar precinct recorded approximately 6,628 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Deepfreeze

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 1 facilities within 5 km Council Below 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?

Deepfreeze is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Macassar SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Deepfreeze, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Deepfreeze. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.

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 Deepfreeze safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

68th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

6 628 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 8.9% vs Q3 2024

Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 88 / 100

Contact crime rate 291,081 per 100k residents

Station population 63 388

Harm rate (per resident) 93/100

Harm volume (absolute) 83/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Macassar precinct, which covers Deepfreeze 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 Deepfreeze?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Deepfreeze?

Connected

Deepfreeze has 26 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

26 routes

68th percentile · 21 destinations

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

Eerste rivier stasie, Firgrove, Firgrove (via r102), Kramat, Kramat way(macassar), Kramat way,macassar +15 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 Deepfreeze?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Deepfreeze in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 49 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 Deepfreeze residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

60th

Percentile
across Cape Town

45%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (20%)Sewerage overflow (14%)Burst pipe (12%)PPM Tripping (10%)Illegal dumping (6%)

Service requests logged 49

Requests resolved 78% (38 of 49)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 16 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 47

Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: No Power (10), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (7), PPM Tripping (5)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Deepfreeze?

Well served

Healthcare access

1 within 5km

Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 1.3 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 7.8 km

Public facilities 1

Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Deepfreeze is Macassar, 1.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 1.3 km

Nearest library Macassar · 1.2 km

Nearest park / open space Marvin Park · 0.54 km