Hatton has a safety index of 31 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Athlone precinct recorded approximately 12,048 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Hatton

Safety 31/100 Safer than 34% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 22 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above 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?

Hatton is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Athlone SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Hatton, 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 Hatton. 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 Hatton safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

85th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 048 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 12.1% 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? 31 / 100

Contact crime rate 725,392 per 100k residents

Station population 80 519

Harm rate (per resident) 30/100

Harm volume (absolute) 33/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Athlone precinct, which covers Hatton 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 Hatton?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Hatton?

Well connected

Hatton has 39 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

39 routes

85th percentile · 30 destinations · CBD-connected

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

Cape town, Cape town (highlands dr, vanguard, n2), Cape town (via freeway), Cape town (via mowbray), Cape town (via n2, eastern blvd), Cape town (via samora machel, vanguard, n2) +24 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 Hatton?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Hatton in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 329 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

28th

Percentile
across Cape Town

29%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (16%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Street lights out (5%)PPM KRN Fault (4%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (3%)

Service requests logged 329

Requests resolved 76% (249 of 329)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 19 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 119900.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 327

Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: No Power (54), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (25), Street Lights - All Lights Out (15)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Hatton?

Well served

Healthcare access

22 within 5km

Nearest public Newfields Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.8 km

Nearest private Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.1 km

Public facilities 20

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Hatton is Guguletu, 3.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Manenberg Swimming Pool, 1.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Newfields Satellite, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Newfields Satellite · 0.8 km

Nearest library Rylands · 1.1 km

Nearest park / open space Noll Avenue Park · 0.13 km