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Malmesbury Farms

Safety 12/100 Safer than 10% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Schools 1 nearby Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 3 routes serving the area

Data current as of

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Malmesbury Farms safe?

Higher reported crime

0th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
500 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 9.6% vs Q3 2024
Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (500) is below the city median.

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing 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? 12 / 100
Contact crime rate 70,451 per 100k residents
Station population 6 809
Harm rate (per resident) 9/100
Harm volume (absolute) 17/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Proxy precinct data. This suburb falls within the Philadelphia policing area. Safety data reflects the broader precinct, not Malmesbury Farms specifically.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Philadelphia precinct, which covers Malmesbury Farms 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 Malmesbury Farms?

Planned development

26 hectares of land in Malmesbury Farms are earmarked for new development across 4 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (12ha) and Medium Density Residential (11ha), and 1 other category.

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 Malmesbury Farms?

1 school nearby

Malmesbury Farms has 1 school within reach. Schools include Kersboslaagte Sskv Primêre Skool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Malmesbury Farms will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q1
Kersboslaagte Sskv Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 134 learners · 19.1:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee schoolFavourable class size

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

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Malmesbury Farms?

Low connectivity

Malmesbury Farms has 3 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 5 destinations
Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Farms(atlantis), Malmesbury, Pella
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 Malmesbury Farms?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Malmesbury Farms in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 49 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
11th
Percentile
across Cape Town
38%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (14%)Sewerage overflow (12%)Maintenance of Property Technical MD (4%)Customer master data update (4%)DO NOT USE (Tree Complaint) (4%)
Service requests logged 49
Requests resolved 59% (29 of 49)
75% resolved within 13 days
90% resolved within 21 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 49
Unresolved 41.0%

Top issues: No Power (7), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (6), Maintenance of Property Technical MD (2)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Malmesbury Farms?

Well served

The nearest fire station to Malmesbury Farms is Atlantis, 17.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 18.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Protea Park Clinic, 17.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Protea Park Clinic · 17 km
Nearest library Fisantekraal · 17.3 km
Nearest park / open space Old Darling Mamre Road Tree Lane Greenbelt · 16.31 km

Fire station

17.7
km to nearest
fire station
Atlantis
community station
beyond-15km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

18.5
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Atlantis or Wesfleur 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

7 adjacent

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

Cape Farms District B Cape Farms District C Klipheuwel Housing Scheme Mamre Mikpunt Paarl Farms Pella
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Malmesbury Farms · -33.6318°S, 18.6684°E

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