Kanonberg has a safety index of 61 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Durbanville precinct recorded approximately 9,036 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Kanonberg affordable?

Kanonberg is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R6.9M places it in the 96th 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.

Kanonberg

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 7-8M Top 4% Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Kanonberg is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Kanonberg, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Kanonberg. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Kanonberg safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume

9 036 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 1.3% 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? 61 / 100

Contact crime rate 419,461 per 100k residents

Station population 66 873

Harm rate (per resident) 64/100

Harm volume (absolute) 59/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Kanonberg 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 Kanonberg?

96th percentile

The median property value in Kanonberg is R6.9M. Property values have declined by 2.1% per year since 2018.

The -2.1% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is consolidation, not distress. Pricing has held across multiple market cycles – buyers are entering a position that has proven sticky at high absolute levels.

Value band distribution – Kanonberg properties (GV2022)

4.5-5M

5-6M

6-7M

7-8M ◀

8-9M

9-10M

10-15M

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 R6,880,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) -2.1% per year → Consolidating

City-wide value percentile 96th percentile

Dominant value band 7-8M

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 Kanonberg?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kanonberg in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 340 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

30th

Percentile
across Cape Town

23%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (17%)Street lights out (12%)Water leak (6%)Broken leading (6%)Power outage (5%)

Service requests logged 340

Requests resolved 77% (261 of 340)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 13 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2349.2 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 336

Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (56), Street Lights - All Lights Out (38), WAT: Broken Leading (19)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kanonberg?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 3.8 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 2.4 km

Public facilities 1

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Kanonberg is Goodwood, 4.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 2.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Panorama · 2.4 km

Nearest library Tygervalley · 4 km

Nearest park / open space Oude Westhof · 0.36 km