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Helderberg Rural

Safety 98/100 Safer than 97% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 1 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 1 routes serving the area

Data current as of

#14 Safest Suburbs

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Helderberg Rural safe?

Lower reported crime

0th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
2 280 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 98 / 100
Contact crime rate 59,528 per 100k residents
Station population 19 851
Harm rate (per resident) 98/100
Harm volume (absolute) 98/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Proxy precinct data. This suburb falls within the Gordons Bay policing area. Safety data reflects the broader precinct, not Helderberg Rural specifically.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Gordons Bay precinct, which covers Helderberg Rural 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 Helderberg Rural?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Helderberg Rural?

Private vehicle dominant

Helderberg Rural has 1 minibus taxi route. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (80%).

Taxi connectivity Ranks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown. Full methodology ›

Low connectivity
1 route
0th percentile · 2 destinations
Helderberg (via heldervue), Lwandle
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Helderberg Rural needs a car. The 80% 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
80%
Walking
20%
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 (80%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Helderberg Rural?

Partial service delivery

Helderberg Rural has a service delivery index of 90.7 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Somerset West Non Urban survey group (35 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R7,827) is 4.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 80% of households have home internet access.› 11% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.

Access to basic services

91 City median: 85
Piped water
97.2%
Flush toilet
97.3%
Weekly refuse
68.3%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
31.8%
Rented
40.7%

Environmental risk – Elevated risk exposure

33 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
11.0%
Fire risk
5.5%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
12.0%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 100th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
11.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R22,993
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
40.0%
of households prioritise
Food
40.0%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
34.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
19.3%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
18.0%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
80.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
11.0%
No access
6.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.0%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
74.5%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
90.2%
Borehole access
41.6%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
23.6%
of households operate a home-based business

How Helderberg Rural compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 66% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Somerset West Non Urban. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Helderberg Rural?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Helderberg Rural in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 43 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 Helderberg Rural residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
67th
Percentile
across Cape Town
38%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (26%)Street lights out (7%)Wires Down (7%)Single street light out (5%)Sewerage overflow (5%)
Service requests logged 43
Requests resolved 93% (40 of 43)
75% resolved within 14 days
90% resolved within 66 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 139.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 42
Unresolved 7.0%

Top issues: No Power (11), Street Lights - All Lights Out (3), Wires Down (3)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Helderberg Rural?

Well served

Healthcare access

1 within 5km
Nearest public Gordon'S Bay CDC · Community Day Centre · 4.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 10.3 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 Helderberg Rural is Strand, 9.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 10.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Gordon'S Bay Cdc, 4.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Gordon'S Bay Cdc · 4.7 km
Nearest library Gordon'S Bay · 4.6 km
Nearest park / open space Aurora 2 · 3.9 km

Fire station

9.6
km to nearest
fire station
Strand
district hq - east
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

10.2
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Strand 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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3 adjacent

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Helderberg Rural · -34.1938°S, 18.8936°E

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