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Endlovini

Safety 3/100 Safer than 1% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 4d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Endlovini is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Harare SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Endlovini, 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 Endlovini. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities. Like many areas shaped by apartheid-era spatial planning, infrastructure and service indicators in Endlovini reflect decades of structural under-investment rather than current community capacity. Reported crime statistics should be read alongside policing density, reporting rates, and the legacy of the Group Areas Act.

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 Endlovini safe?

Higher reported crime

27th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
16 676 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.3% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime has decreased over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 3 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,620,030 per 100k residents
Station population 63 292
Harm rate (per resident) 1/100
Harm volume (absolute) 10/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Harare precinct, which covers Endlovini 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 Endlovini?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Endlovini?

Taxi-connected

The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (51%).

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 51% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
4%
Walking
8%
MyCiTi bus
36%
Minibus taxi
51%
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 Minibus taxi (51%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Endlovini?

Severely constrained services

Endlovini has a service delivery index of 29 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 14% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Endlovini/Enkanini survey group (71 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 33% of households - 1.8× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (32.7%) is 1.8× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R10) is 0.0× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 72% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 34% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 8% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).› 86% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
32.7%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
15.8%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
35.0%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

29 City median: 85
Piped water
4.2%
Flush toilet
16.2%
Weekly refuse
14.3%
Grid electricity
81.2%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

14 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
14.2%
Owner-occupied
33.3%
Rented
0.0%

Environmental risk – High risk exposure

84 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
33.7%
Fire risk
27.5%
Violent crime
8.2%
Non-violent crime
4.4%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
48.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 24th percentile
Hardship dimensions
2
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
39.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R138
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
62.0%
of households prioritise
Electricity
22.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
14.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
9.2%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
3.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
0.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
72.5%
No access
15.2%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.0 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
3.4%
Fridge ownership
77.3%
Property ownership
2.3%
Geyser ownership
0.0%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
12.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.1%

How Endlovini compares

Food insecurity 1.8× the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 1.6× the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 38% above the city average for food expenditure share
Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Endlovini/Enkanini. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Endlovini?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Endlovini in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 141 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
4th
Percentile
across Cape Town
20%
Resolved
same day
Vector Control (36%)Pest Control (21%)Illegal dumping (4%)Power outage (4%)Leak at standpipe (4%)
Service requests logged 141
Requests resolved 67% (95 of 141)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 8 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 141
Unresolved 33.0%

Top issues: Vector Control (51), Pest Control (29), Illegal Dumping (6)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Endlovini?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km
Nearest public Khayelitsha Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 4.5 km
Public facilities 11
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Endlovini is Khayelitsha, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 2.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Khayelitsha Hospital, 1.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Khayelitsha Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest library Harare · 0.8 km
Nearest park / open space Mew Way Park · 0.67 km

Fire station

2.3
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

2.2
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
6
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Khayelitsha 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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6 adjacent

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

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