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Hunters Creek

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 58% Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Hunters Creek is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Hunters Creek, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Hunters Creek. 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 Hunters Creek safe?

Higher reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents
Station population 83 576
Harm rate (per resident) 29/100
Harm volume (absolute) 29/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Hunters Creek 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 Hunters Creek?

42nd percentile

The median property value in Hunters Creek is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 6.3% per year since 2018.

A 6.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Hunters Creek 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 R1,510,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 42nd percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Hunters Creek?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Hunters Creek in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 620 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
29th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (10%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Power outage (6%)No supply (5%)Stolen Bins - 240L (5%)
Service requests logged 620
Requests resolved 82% (510 of 620)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 19 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 618
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (63), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (58), No Power (36)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Hunters Creek?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.9 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Hunters Creek is Kuilsriver, 2.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 5.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 2.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Kuilsriver Clinic · 2.9 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 2.9 km
Nearest park / open space Palomino Park 1 · 0.16 km

Fire station

2
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
5
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Blue Downs 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

6 adjacent

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

Jagtershof Kuils River Sports Grounds Lillydale Stellenbosch Farms Kuilsrivier Turtle Creek Vredelust Kuils River
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Hunters Creek · -33.9444°S, 18.7021°E

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