Metro has a safety index of 7 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Milnerton precinct recorded approximately 17,488 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Metro

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 11 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Metro is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

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

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 3.5% vs Q3 2024

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? 7 / 100

Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents

Station population 87 344

Harm rate (per resident) 4/100

Harm volume (absolute) 13/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Metro 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 Metro?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Metro?

Well connected

Metro has 43 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

43 routes

87th percentile · 29 destinations · CBD-connected

3rd steen big bay (via paarden eiland), Atlantis, Cape town, Cape town (station deck), Cape town (via paarden eiland), Killarney +23 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 Metro?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Metro in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 151 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

34th

Percentile
across Cape Town

17%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (29%)No supply (8%)Street lights out (5%)Power outage (4%)Faulty pump station (4%)

Service requests logged 151

Requests resolved 81% (122 of 151)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 16 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 150

Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (44), WAT: No Supply (11), Street Lights - All Lights Out (7)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Metro?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km

Nearest public Brooklyn Chest Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.5 km

Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 3 km

Public facilities 9

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Metro is Brooklyn, 2.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Brooklyn Chest Hospital, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Brooklyn Chest Hospital · 0.5 km

Nearest library Brooklyn · 0.8 km

Nearest park / open space Marine Drive Pos · 0.09 km