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Highlands Village

Safety 46/100 Safer than 54% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 77% Healthcare 14 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Highlands Village is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Lentegeur SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Highlands Village. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Highlands Village safe?

Moderate reported crime

39th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
15 364 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 4.8% 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? 46 / 100
Contact crime rate 672,508 per 100k residents
Station population 88 238
Harm rate (per resident) 56/100
Harm volume (absolute) 37/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Lentegeur precinct, which covers Highlands Village 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 Highlands Village?

23rd percentile

The median property value in Highlands Village is R740K. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Highlands Village properties (GV2022)

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 R740,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.7% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 23rd percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Highlands Village?

Connected

Highlands Village has 18 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

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 ›

Connected
18 routes
64th percentile · 20 destinations · CBD-connected
Cape town, Cape town (highlands dr, vanguard, n2), Cape town (via samora machel, vanguard, n2), Claremont (via merrydale, lansdowne, jan smuts dr & turfhall), Claremont (via rocklands, westgate mall, old lansdowne, heins & turfhall), Grootte schuur hospital +14 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 Highlands Village?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Highlands Village in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 621 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 Highlands Village residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
69th
Percentile
across Cape Town
40%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (12%)Single street light out (9%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Street lights out (5%)
Service requests logged 621
Requests resolved 81% (502 of 621)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 10 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 620
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: No Power (72), Street Lights - Single Light Out (54), Customer : Reconnection Request (46)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Highlands Village?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public Weltevreden Valley Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 3.7 km
Public facilities 13
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Highlands Village is Mitchells Plain, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Lentegeur Swimming Pool, 1.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Weltevreden Valley Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Weltevreden Valley Clinic · 1.8 km
Nearest library Weltevreden · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space Oakbury Park · 0.14 km

Fire station

1.3
km to nearest
fire station
Mitchells Plain
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.7
km to nearest
public pool
5
pools
within 5 km
12
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Lentegeur 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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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Colorado Park Harmony Village Rondevlei Park Wildwood Woodlands
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Highlands Village · -34.0327°S, 18.5880°E

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