Kaapzicht has a safety index of 42 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Parow precinct recorded approximately 10,468 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Kaapzicht affordable?

Kaapzicht is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R2.8M places it in the 72nd percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Kaapzicht

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 28% Healthcare 11 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Kaapzicht is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Kaapzicht, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

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

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

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

↑ 1.6% 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? 42 / 100

Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents

Station population 60 881

Harm rate (per resident) 36/100

Harm volume (absolute) 49/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Kaapzicht and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Kaapzicht?

72nd percentile

The median property value in Kaapzicht is R2.8M. Property values have grown by 1.9% per year since 2018.

A 1.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Kaapzicht properties (GV2022)

6-800k

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M ◀

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

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 R2,750,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.9% per year

City-wide value percentile 72nd percentile

Dominant value band 2-2.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Kaapzicht?

Moderate connectivity

Kaapzicht has 10 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

10 routes

44th percentile · 13 destinations · CBD-connected

Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Cape town (via n1 city), Century city (via n1), De la rey +7 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 Kaapzicht?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kaapzicht in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 866 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 Kaapzicht residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

70th

Percentile
across Cape Town

29%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (20%)Power outage (8%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street lights out (5%)Tree Trimming (3%)

Service requests logged 866

Requests resolved 78% (673 of 866)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 18 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 4437.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 862

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (169), No Power (67), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (56)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kaapzicht?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km

Nearest public Parow Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 3.1 km

Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.3 km

Public facilities 6

Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Kaapzicht is Goodwood, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 2.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare N1 City Hospital, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare N1 City Hospital · 1.3 km

Nearest library Edgemead · 2.1 km

Nearest park / open space Da Vinci Park · 0.04 km