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Kraaifontein East

Safety 19/100 Safer than 14% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Schools 2 85% matric pass rate Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 5d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Kraaifontein East is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Kraaifontein East, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

Kraaifontein East is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly below the city average. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 Kraaifontein East safe?

Higher reported crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
27 512 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 4.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing over the past year. 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? 19 / 100
Contact crime rate 2,125,348 per 100k residents
Station population 258 291
Harm rate (per resident) 47/100
Harm volume (absolute) 8/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kraaifontein precinct, which covers Kraaifontein East 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 Kraaifontein East?

Planned development

65 hectares of land in Kraaifontein East are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (65ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Kraaifontein East?

2 schools nearby

Kraaifontein East has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 85.2%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Blue Ridge Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate
85.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
373 candidates
Median quintile
Q1
Q1-Q2
–
Blue Ridge Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 70 learners · 17.5:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable class size
Q1
Bloekombos Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 2,037 learners · 37.7:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee school

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Kraaifontein East?

Taxi-connected

Kraaifontein East has 23 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (42%).

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
23 routes
65th percentile · 17 destinations
Routes pass through Kraaifontein East but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Bloekombos (via wallacedene), Brackenfell, Cape gate +11 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 42% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
33%
Walking
21%
MyCiTi bus
2%
Minibus taxi
42%
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 Minibus taxi (42%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kraaifontein East?

Severely constrained services

Kraaifontein East has a service delivery index of 20.6 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 9% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kraaifontein East survey group (47 households). direct.

64% of households experienced a negative event in the past year
› Adult food insecurity (28.7%) is 1.6× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R161) is 0.1× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 84% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 64% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 11% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).› 87% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
28.7%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
16.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
42.6%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

21 City median: 85
Piped water
11.0%
Flush toilet
17.5%
Weekly refuse
23.7%
Grid electricity
30.2%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

9 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
8.6%
Owner-occupied
22.3%
Rented
7.8%

Environmental risk – High risk exposure

91 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
63.5%
Fire risk
4.2%
Violent crime
10.6%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
54.4%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 13th percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
44.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R5
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
79.7%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
38.1%
of households prioritise
Electricity
29.9%
of households prioritise
School fees
16.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
2.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
0.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
84.0%
No access
13.9%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
4.3%
Fridge ownership
52.3%
Property ownership
4.3%
Geyser ownership
0.0%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
10.6%
of households operate a home-based business

How Kraaifontein East compares

Food insecurity 1.6× the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 1.8× the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 1.5× the city average for food expenditure share
Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kraaifontein East. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kraaifontein East?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kraaifontein East in a median of 5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 34 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 5-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
5
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
2nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
11%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (27%)Street lights out (9%)Illegal dumping (9%)Single street light out (6%)Equipment Damaged (6%)
Service requests logged 34
Requests resolved 82% (28 of 34)
75% resolved within 15 days
90% resolved within 20 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 32
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (7), Street Lights - All Lights Out (3), Illegal Dumping (3)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kraaifontein East?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Bloekombos Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 4 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 Kraaifontein East is Kraaifontein, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 7.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Bloekombos Clinic, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Bloekombos Clinic · 1.1 km
Nearest library Eikendal · 1.9 km
Nearest park / open space Old Paarl Pos · 0.51 km

Fire station

3.2
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.9
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Morning Star 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

3 adjacent

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

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